RE: using document.getElementById("") - Right, but you just said you didn't
want to create any id's, so hopw are you going to use that method?
So the way I see it is that your problem can be broken down into two parts:
1) creating the required page elements
2) calling swfobject methods
In regards to 1), if you use a server-side language, or something like
jQuery to generate your static publish blocks, then you can have a class
(for styling / positional purposes) and a id naming convesion put in place
really easily. How were/are you creating all of your <object> blocks anyway?
Then for 2) in calling registerObject(), you can just pass your common
naming convension + counter in a loop like your example code.
// simplified example
for(i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
swfobject.registerObject("swf_file" + i , "9.0.0");
}
Aran
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Perrin4869 <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> Sorry for the typo on my post above, in the first line I meant passing
> a DOM Element,
> like the ones you get by document.getElementById("");.
>
> On Aug 27, 4:01 am, Perrin4869 <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Well, doesn't passing a DOM give you total control over the individual
> > element/swf?
> > And if it doesn't, can't SWFObject generate the ID for the object
> > automatically? Leaving it up to each element to define it is not
> > practical at all, leaving the possibility of duplicates, for example.
> >
> > The whole idea is that if a list of swf files get embedded, and
> > there's a variable number of them, you can just register them by a
> > common denominator, like a class or name.
> >
> > And editing SWFObject isn't a very attractive solutions because of two
> > reasons:
> > 1) I would have to take the enormous task of learning how it works.
> > 2) I would have to make changes for each future release.
> >
> > Thanks for the support!
> > Perrin4869
> >
> > On Aug 27, 3:40 am, Aran Rhee <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Well, a class is not unique, so how were you thinking to target an
> > > individual element / swf on the page? We need a unique DOM id for doing
> > > things like ExternalInterface calls to/from the swf file, and being
> able to
> > > target removing alternate content etc.
> >
> > > Also how is it that ids cannot be fully trusted? The whole DOM thing
> kinda
> > > relies on the fact that it does work :)
> >
> > > RE: Generating id's / elements:
> >
> > > // client side
> > > var div = jQuery('<div>Some text</div>').addClass('foo').attr('id',
> 'bar');
> > > div.appendTo(document.body);
> >
> > > // or use a serverside language like php.
> >
> > > it is really not very hard...
> >
> > > SWFObject is open source, so if you feel you want to make a mod to suit
> your
> > > own needs.
> >
> > > Aran
> >
> > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Perrin4869 <[email protected]
> >wrote:
> >
> > > > Hello, I've been using SWFObject for my Flash embedding needs.
> > > > Now, I think that the registering method is a bit flawed. If I wanted
> > > > to automatize the registering process, or even register dynamically
> > > > generated items, having to pass an ID is disadvantageous. Generating
> > > > an ID for each element is a tedious work, and you can never fully
> > > > trust it.
> >
> > > > Now, what I'd like to accomplish is to register the flash elements
> > > > based on a class given to them. I'd like to do something like this:
> >
> > > > var flashElements = document.getElementsByClassName("flash");
> > > > var flashElementsCount = flashElements.length;
> > > > var i;
> > > > for(i = 0; i < flashElementsCount; i++)
> > > > {
> > > > swfobject.registerObject(flashElements[i], "9.0.0");
> > > > }
> >
> > > > Is there a way with the current version of SWFObject to accomplish
> > > > what I'm trying to achieve? If not, what are the chances of getting
> > > > support for it in subsequent versions?
> >
> > > > Thanks for the help!
> > > > Perrin4869.
> >
>
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