ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition

XMLSocket Class

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Example R-11 demonstrates the use of SocketController with a simple chat application.

};

/*

* Callback invoked when server kills the connection.

*/

SocketController.prototype.onClose = function () {

trace("The server has terminated the connection.");

// Invoke the user-defined callback for server disconnect

this.onServerKillConnect();

};

/*

* Closes the connection to the server manually.

*/

SocketController.prototype.killConnect = function () {

trace("Closing current connection.");

this.close();

// Invoke the user-defined callback for client disconnect

this.onClientKillConnect();

};

Example R-11. A simple SocketController chat app

// A Simple Chat App

// Load SocketController class

#include "SocketController.as"

// Start the show

main();

// The chat application

function main () {

// Store a portable reference to the current timeline

_global.chatMain = this;

// Create sending text field

chatMain.createTextField("send_txt", 1, 100, 100, 300, 20);

chatMain.send_txt.border = true;

chatMain.send_txt.type = "input";

// Create output text field

chatMain.createTextField("output_txt", 2, 100, 130, 300, 200);

chatMain.output_txt.border = true;

chatMain.output_txt.type = "dynamic";

// Create the SocketController instance and connect to the server ...