FileReference constructor

public FileReference()

Creates a new FileReference object. When populated, a FileReference object represents a file on the user's local disk.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8

Example

The following example creates a new FileReference object and initiates the download of a PDF file.

import flash.net.FileReference;

var listener:Object = new Object();
listener.onComplete = function(file:FileReference) {
    trace("onComplete : " + file.name);
}

var url:String = "http://www.adobe.com/platform/whitepapers/platform_overview.pdf";
var fileRef:FileReference = new FileReference();
fileRef.addListener(listener);
fileRef.download(url, "FlashPlatform.pdf");

FileReference constructor

Example

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