ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition

LoadVars Class

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"POST". This parameter must be a literal, not a variable or other expression.

On Windows, prior to Flash 6, the Standalone Player always used the

"GET"

method, regardless of the method specified. As of Flash 6, both "GET" and

"POST" are supported. See Appendix F.

Description

The loadVariablesNum( ) function is nearly identical to loadVariables( ), except that it

requires the target

level to be specified as a number rather than as a string. This means

that loadVariablesNum( ) can attach variables to document levels only, not movie clips. The

target

level can be specified dynamically, as in:

var myLevel = 2;

loadVariablesNum("myVars.txt", myLevel);

A similar effect can be achieved using string concatenation with the regular loadVariables( )

function:

loadVariables("myVars.txt", "_level" + myLevel);

See Also

loadVariables( )

LoadVars Class

export variables to, or import variables from, an external source

Flash 6

Constructor

new LoadVars()

Properties

contentType The MIME content type used for send( ) and sendAndLoad( ) operations.

loaded Status of a load( ) or sendAndLoad( ) operation.

Methods

decode( ) Convert a URL-encoded string of variables to properties.

getBytesLoaded( )

Check what portion of loading variables has arrived, in bytes.

getBytesTotal( ...