Well, this is research and I'm trying all possibilities, but I suppose you could say the goal is to allow team A to embed team B's application in a tab with the minimum of disruption to either team. Team B's application is normally embedded in HTML and reads flashvars at startup (i.e. in a creation complete handler).
I sort of expected SWFLoader to have a way to specify application parameters. In my googling, I found the link I referred to (in particular answer 2): http://stackoverflow.com/questions/407858/passing-flashvars-style-parameters-to-a-loaded-swf But the sample code presented at the above link listens for an application completed event from the loaded app before setting any parameters, and it doesn't show how/when the embedded application reads the parameters. So, while I have a more type-safe technique as presented by Amy, I'm left wondering if there is a way to make a host application present the same context to the embedded app that SWFObject does when the host application is HTML. If you have successfully used flashvars *and* read them in a creationComplete handler I'd love to know how you did it. Presumably you set the flashvars earlier than the example I linked to above did. On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 6:28 PM, Tracy Spratt <tspr...@lariatinc.com> wrote: > I am confused now, which method are you using? Are you attempting to > pass values between the fully instantiated components, or are you trying to > use flashvars? > > > > I have successfully use both approaches, but the last few posts have been > dealing with using component lifecycle events to trigger directly setting a > property on the loaded component. > > > > Using flashvars is the simplest, because the lifecycle events do not come > into play, but is limited because you have to use strings. > > > > Exactly what is your goal? > > > > Tracy > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Richard Rodseth > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 03, 2009 8:09 PM > > *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Re: Passing params (flashvars) to > sub-applications > > > > Yes, that's what Amy's example does, and since I do control both apps, it > seems that's probably the way to go. > > Nevertheless, I am curious, because > a) there must be many apps one would like to embed that do something at > startup that depends on a flashVar > b) the literature on sub apps vs modules says that modules are used when > there is shared code (though a single interface is not much shared code) > c) Tracy said the StackOverflow technique worked for him > > So let me pose a question. If one does have such an application and it > can't be modified, is it possible to write a host application that will > allow it to load? > > On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Bjorn Schultheiss < > bjorn.mailingli...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.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 <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: > flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>] On > > Behalf Of Richard Rodseth > > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 6:42 PM > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.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<flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>> > ups.com > > [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogro > > <mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com<flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>> > ups.com] On > > > > Behalf Of Richard Rodseth > > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 10:47 AM > > > To: flexcod...@yahoogro > > <mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com<flexcoders%40yahoogroups.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<flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.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 > > > > > >
