netTextResult()

Usage

netTextResult(netID)
netTextResult()

Description

Function; returns the text obtained by the specified network operation. If no net ID is specified, netTextResult returns the result of the last network operation.

If the specified network operation was getNetText(), the text is the text of the file on the network.

If the specified network operation was postNetText, the result is the server's response.

After the next operation starts, Director discards the results of the previous operation to conserve memory.

When a movie plays back as an applet, this function returns valid results for the last 10 requests. When a movie plays back as a movie with Shockwave content, this function returns valid results for only the most recent getNetText() operation.

Parameters

netID Optional. Specifies the ID of the network operation that contains the text to return.

Example

This handler uses the "netDone and netError" functions to test whether the last network operation finished successfully. If the operation is finished, text returned by netTextResult is displayed in the field cast member Display Text.

-- Lingo syntax 
global gNetID

on exitFrame
   if (netDone(gNetID) = TRUE) and (netError(gNetID) = "OK") then
      member("Display Text").text = netTextResult()
   end if
end

// JavaScript syntax
global gNetID;

function exitFrame() {
   if (netDone(gNetID) && (netError(gNetID) == "OK")) {
      member("Display Text").text = netTextResult();
   }
}

See also

netDone(), netError(), postNetText