ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition

XMLSocket.connect() Method

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Description

The close() method severs the communication link between socket and a server applica-

tion. Once close() has been executed on

socket, subsequent attempts to invoke send() on

socket fail. Likewise, the server application will no longer be able to send data to Flash

through

socket.

Note that close() has no effect if the

socket is already closed or was never connected.

Furthermore, close() does not trigger the onClose() handler of the socket object—onClose()

is triggered only by a server-side connection closure.

See Also

XMLSocket.connect(), XMLSocket.onClose(), XMLSocket.send()

XMLSocket.connect() Method

open a connection to a server application

Flash 5

socket.connect(host, port)

Arguments

host A string specifying a hostname, such as “www.myserver.com”, or a standard IP

address (four dot-separated, 8-bit, decimal integers, such as 111.222.3.123).

If

null or an empty string is specified, it defaults to the server address from

which the movie was served.

port An integer specifying a TCP port number greater than or equal to 1024.

There is no standard port number reserved (nor is there a widespread conven-

tion) for XMLSocket communications.

Returns

A Boolean indicating the initial success (true) or failure (false) of the connection ...