XMLSocket object

Availability

Flash Player 5.

Usage

Parameters

Description

The XMLSocket object implements client sockets that allow the computer running the Flash Player to communicate with a server computer identified by an IP address or domain name. For more information about this object, including security considerations, see .

Method summary for the XMLSocket object

Method Description
XMLSocket.close() Closes an open socket connection.
XMLSocket.connect() Establishes a connection to the specified server.
XMLSocket.send() Sends an XML object to the server.

Event handler summary for the XMLSocket object

Event handler Description
XMLSocket.onClose() A callback function that is invoked when an XMLSocket connection is closed.
XMLSocket.onConnect() A callback function that is invoked by the Flash Player when a connection request initiated through the XMLSocket.connect() method has succeeded or failed
XMLSocket.onData() A callback function that is invoked when an XML message has been downloaded from the server.
XMLSocket.onXML() A callback function that is invoked when an XML object arrives from the server.

Constructor for the XMLSocket object

Availability

Flash Player 5.

Usage

new XMLSocket()

Parameters

None.

Returns

A reference to an object of type XMLSocket.

Description

Constructor; creates a new XMLSocket object. The XMLSocket object is not initially connected to any server. You must call XMLSocket.connect() to connect the object to a server.

Example

myXMLSocket = new XMLSocket();