localconnection

[0gani]

What's wrong with this code?

AS3

import flash.external.ExternalInterface;
import flash.net.*;
var AVM_lc:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();
AVM_lc.connect("thisconnection");

AVM_lc.showalert= function()
{
ExternalInterface.call("alert", "hey it worked");
}

AS2

var AVM_lc:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();
AVM_lc.send("thisconnection", "showalert");

 

[kennethkawamoto]

Sender - AS3

import flash.net.LocalConnection;
var AVM_lc:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();
function sendMessage(event:MouseEvent):void{
	AVM_lc.send("thisconnection", "showalert");
}
sendBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, sendMessage);

Receiver - AS3

import flash.external.ExternalInterface;
import flash.net.LocalConnection;
var AVM_lc:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();
AVM_lc.client = this;
AVM_lc.connect("thisconnection");
function showalert():*{
	ExternalInterface.call("alert", "hey it worked");
}

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[0gani]

Thanks

how would this work if i wanted two-way communication?

 

[kennethkawamoto]

Hold on - it works on Firefox but didn't work on my IE (typical): did it work for you?

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[0gani]

it worked for me in both...

 

[0gani]

anyone have any idea how to do this for two-way communication?

 

[kennethkawamoto]

LocalConnection offers one way communication per connection and I don't think that has changed in AS3.

The following AS3 example will send messages to both directions between two SWFs (using two connections); may be this is close to what you have in mind.

SWF A

import flash.net.LocalConnection;
var AVM_lc:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();
AVM_lc.client = this;
AVM_lc.connect("connectionB-A");
function sendMessage(event:MouseEvent):void{
	AVM_lc.send("connectionA-B", "showalert", "From A to B");
}
sendBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, sendMessage);
function showalert(str:String):void{
	tf.text = str;
}

SWF B

import flash.net.LocalConnection;
var AVM_lc:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();
AVM_lc.client = this;
AVM_lc.connect("connectionA-B");
function sendMessage(event:MouseEvent):void{
	AVM_lc.send("connectionB-A", "showalert", "From B to A");
}
sendBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, sendMessage);
function showalert(str:String):void{
	tf.text = str;
}

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk