javascript-flash communication

how about localConnection.. http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/localconnection.htm

or SharedObjects...

Hi Rex. it's my colleague asking this question.
he's a java programmer, what he's basically wants to know is, can you use javascript to call a method in flash, and if yes, how would you do this.

blu.

here is my way

see this how to properly embed the movie : http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash/fscommand/#javascripttoflash

i think it is not possible to call a method directly in flash. therefore i use a setter function to transport the parameters and a getter function to fetch the result. (obj.addProperty(n,s,g))
here are my files:
http://home.pages.at/andreas-deschka/xy.fla
http://home.pages.at/andreas-deschka/xy.html

<script language="javascript">
var cf=function(fn){
      var r= new Array();
      for(var i=0; i< arguments.length-1; i++){
            r.push(arguments[i+1]);
      }
      document.xy.SetVariable(fn, r.join(";"));
 // i pass the arguments converted to a string
      return document.xy.GetVariable(fn);
}      
</script>
<a href="javascript:alert(cf('obj.multiply',45,3));">click</a>

Andreas

Yep, there is. Use SetVariable to pass arguments, and TCallLabel to invoke the script (pseudo function call):

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/publishexport/scriptingwithflash/scriptingwithflash_03.html#70479

neg.

Glad you're around, I told my colleague if any one can answer this it would be you.

What he's trying to do is, using Javascript, calls a method in Flash, its not parsing anything to the Flash, the Javascript must then wait for a return value from the flash method, before it proceeds with anything else.

Can this be done, can you help with an example?
Many thanks,
blu.

Ok, thanks neg.

We're gonna work on it for a while and I'll get back to you.

It makes sense.

blu.