ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition

LoadVars.load() Method

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an HTTP response header), getBytesTotal( ) continues to return undefined. To convert

bytes to kilobytes (KB), divide by 1024.

For an example that uses getBytesTotal( ) to create a variable preloader, see Example R-1

under LoadVars.getBytesLoaded( ).

Usage

Be careful not to divide by getBytesTotal( ) until it returns some positive integer.

See Also

LoadVars.getBytesLoaded( ), LoadVars.load( ), LoadVars.sendAndLoad( )

LoadVars.load() Method

import URL-encoded variables from a text file or server-side application

Flash 6

loadVarsObject.load(url)

Arguments

url A string specifying the path to a variable source—either a server-side script

that returns variables or a text file containing variables.

Returns

A Boolean indicating whether the method executed successfully. Note that the return value

is less useful than it appears. The load( ) method returns

false only if it is invoked with no

arguments. Because loading is asynchronous, load( )’s return value indicates only whether

the load was initiated successfully; it will return

true even if the load operation eventually

fails, in which case onLoad( ) is called with a

false status.

Description

The load( ) method initiates the download of URL-encoded variables from url, which can

be a local or remote ...