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Using the External API

The ActionScript 3.0 External API enables straightforward communication between ActionScript and the container application within which Adobe Flash Player 9 is running. There are several situations in which you may want to use the External API--for example, when you create interaction between a SWF document and JavaScript in an HTML page, or when building a desktop application that uses Flash Player to display a SWF file.

This chapter describes how to use the External API to interact with a container application, how to pass data between ActionScript and JavaScript in an HTML page, and how to establish communication and exchange data between ActionScript and a desktop application.

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