The question begs. Why would you want to use the untyped params object to pass values between swf applications.
why not just create a setter on the sub application and when its loaded the set the value on it via the parent application. use a common interface to get the setter method signature. Bjorn --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tracy Spratt" <tspr...@...> wrote: > > Those traces tell me it should be working, that the embedded app is ready > when the host app attempts to communicate with it. > > > > Tracy > > > > _____ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of Richard Rodseth > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 6:42 PM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Passing params (flashvars) to sub-applications > > > > I just did a quick trace test, and the messages were written to the console > in the following order: > > 1) SWFLoader load complete (registers listener for app complete) > 2) embedded application creation complete handler > 3) embedded application app complete handler > 4) host app handler for embedded app app complete > > So presumably if one is setting parameters in 4) they can't be read in 3)... > > Tracy, are you following the recipe here (2nd answer)? > > http://stackoverflo > <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/407858/passing-flashvars-style-> > w.com/questions/407858/passing-flashvars-style-parameters-to-a-loaded-swf > > Seems to me this could only work if the loaded app is not accessing the > parameters until some subsequent user gesture. > > > > On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:53 AM, Richard Rodseth <rrods...@gmail. > <mailto:rrods...@...> com> wrote: > > It was on creation complete. > > > > On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe. > <mailto:aha...@...> com> wrote: > > Not sure when you tried the code that didn't work, but application is not > available right away > > > > Alex Harui > > Flex SDK Developer > > Adobe Systems Inc. <http://www.adobe.com/> > > Blog: http://blogs. <http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui> adobe.com/aharui > > > > From: flexcod...@yahoogro <mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com> ups.com > [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogro <mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com> ups.com] On > Behalf Of Richard Rodseth > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 10:47 AM > To: flexcod...@yahoogro <mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com> ups.com > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Passing params (flashvars) to sub-applications > > > > Thanks for the example, Amy. I was able to do this (on application complete > in the host): > > loadedApp = event.target.application as > Application; > loadedApp["configid"] = "Default"; > > and see the value in the loaded application. > > public function set configid(id:String):void { > this.config_id = id; > } > > > I was also able to pass a parameter in the url, and access it in the loaded > app's creationComplete via > > this.parameters["config_id"] (not > Application.application.parameters["config_id"] > > But I have not been able to get this to work: > > loadedApp = event.target.application as > Application; > if(!loadedApp) throw new Error(); > loadedApp.parameters["config_id"] = > "Default"; > > Loaded app's onCreationComplete() > > this.config_id = > Application.application.parameters["config_id"]; > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 6:35 AM, Amy <amyblankenship@ > <mailto:amyblankens...@...> bellsouth.net> wrote: > > --- In flexcod...@yahoogro <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com, > Richard Rodseth <rrodseth@> wrote: > > > > I'm experimenting with loading sub applications using SWFLoader. I've > read > > numerous posts about this, but for the life of me can't figure out > how to > > pass flashvars to the sub application. In particular, the technique > > described here (the second one) doesn't work for me > > > > http://stackoverflo > <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/407858/passing-flashvars-style-> > w.com/questions/407858/passing-flashvars-style- > parameters-to-a-loaded-swf > > > > Surely there's a definitive way to do this? > > Have you thought about just setting up getters and setters on your base > class and calling those? This doesn't use getters and setters, but a > getter or setter is just a function, so you can see how it would work: > > http://flexdiary. > <http://flexdiary.blogspot.com/2009/01/example-of-casting-contets-of-> > blogspot.com/2009/01/example-of-casting-contets-of- > swfloader.html >
