How do I trigger Java function from Flash

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12-29-2006, 08:54 AM
robothouse

How do I trigger Java function from Flash

Hi everyone, I have a webpage that has standard windows buttons in it that allows a user to cycle through a sequence of images...pretty basic stuff. The buttons trigger one of two functions "backward()" and "forward()". This all works great but the problem is I want to replace these buttons with flash movies so as to keep them stylistically in line with the rest of my site. After a few random stabs at trying to get the correct code to work I'm a bit at a loss.

Could anyone tell me what openUrl command do I need to have attached to my buttons (in my flash movie) in order to call these functions in the page the flash movie is in?

thankyou!

ps its flash 8
12-30-2006, 05:24 PM
1stbite

java or javascript?

if javascript take a look here:
http://www.spoono.com/flash/tutorial...rial.php?id=20
01-04-2007, 05:14 AM
theTick

use ExternalInterface. that way it is possible to call from inside Flash a function of the host application. so it doesn't matter whether your swf is hosted in HTML, a Java app or a C# app or whatever.

Flash:

Code:

import flash.external.*; function callHost():Void { ExternalInterface.call("anyFunction"); } myButton.onPress=callHost;

you can even send parameters that way, just look in Flash help.

make sure that your host app provides a function called "anyFunction". e.g. JavaScript in HTML:

Code:

<html> <head> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> function anyFunction() { /* do something */ } </script> </head> <body>  </body> </html>
01-04-2007, 05:19 AM
MyFriendIsATaco

just use:

getURL("javascript:backward();");

or

getURL("javascript:forward();");
01-04-2007, 07:32 AM
robothouse

thanks guys, much appreciated, have it all working now...will be up and going soon!