ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference for Macromedia® Flash® 8

SharedObject

Object
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public dynamic class SharedObject
extends Object

The SharedObject class is used to read and store limited amounts of data on a user’s computer. Shared objects offer real-time data sharing between objects that are persistent on the user’s computer. Local shared objects are similar to browser cookies.

Here are three possible uses of shared objects:

• A game that stores a user’s high scores. The game could provide personalized data for users, such as user name and high score, without dedicating storage on the server.

• A phone book application that can work either online or offline. The phone book, delivered as a projector application, could contain a local data cache with a list of names and phone numbers entered ...