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Flash 8, ExternalInterface API - How to pass multiple variables?

I use Flash 8's External Interface API to pass variables back and forth between HTML and Flash. Here's a sample of the HTML:

<p>1. <a class=Uline href="javascript: void();" onclick="makeCall('variable01')" >Send variable01 as a string to the Flash movie</a>

Obviously, I could send a several variables separated by some special character, send it to an array and split it on that character to get more variables, but it seems there may be an easier way. Like, with FlashVars, which allows you to separate the variables with "&".

Please respond if you have specific experience with Flash's externalInterface API. Thanks.

Aneesh Chopra

you can simply send multiple variables as multiple parameters to function,

for example:

makeCall('var1','var2',var3')

in flash, read as many parameters as you have send through html..

Regards
Aneesh

Aspirin99

ASKER

Right, that's pretty much what I meant when I said, "Obviously, I could send a several variables separated by some special character, send it to an array and split it on that character to get more variables".

Aneesh Chopra

sorry, here comma is not a seperator character, all variables here are seperate parameter which are not joint at all,
a function can have 'n' number of parameters

Aneesh Chopra

you can loop through function arguments using following code:
--------
function fnTest()
{
      for (var i = 0; i<arguments.length; i++)
      {
            trace(arguments[i]);
      }
};
fnTest(1,2,3,4,5);
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this way you can pass dynamic number of arguments to any function..

Rgds
Aneesh

Aspirin99

ASKER

Thanks, Aneesh. What I don't understand is how to use this once it is passed into Flash. It is passed as a string without being assigned as a variable. Whereas, FLashVars allows me to assign a variable such as myFile=filename.mp3. I was hoping for something similar to that.

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Aspirin99

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THanks, I'll work with that.