ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition

LoadVars.send() Method

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trace("No variables were found");

}

}

The onLoad( ) handler alleviates the need to write custom polling code that waits for data

to arrive after invoking load( ) or sendAndLoad( ). For a complete example showing

onLoad( ) and variable preloading techniques, see LoadVars.getBytesLoaded( ) and Load-

Vars.sendAndLoad( ).

See Also

LoadVars.getBytesLoaded( ), LoadVars.load( ), LoadVars.onData( ), LoadVars.

sendAndLoad( )

LoadVars.send() Method

transfer URL-encoded variables to a server-side application or script

Flash 6

loadVarsObject.send(url, target)

loadVarsObject.send(url, target, method)

Arguments

url A string specifying the absolute or relative location of the external script or

application that receives the variables.

target A string specifying the name of the browser window or frame into which to load

results. Can be a custom name or one of the four presets:

"_blank", "_parent",

"_self", or "_top".

method An optional string specifying the HTTP method by which to send the proper-

ties of

loadVarsObject to an external script—either "GET" or "POST".If

omitted, it defaults to

"POST". The Standalone Flash Player for Windows

always uses the

"GET" method, regardless of the method specified. See

Appendix F for details on support for GET and POST. ...