The Flash Objects API > Flash objects overview > SWFFile.readFile() |
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Description
Reads a Flash Object file.
Arguments
fileName
fileName
is a path to a Flash Object file to read, expressed as a file://URL
.
Returns
An array of strings. The first array element is the full path to the template .swt file. The following strings represent the parameters (name/value pairs) for the object. Each name is followed in the array by its value. The first name/value pair is "dwType"
followed by its value; null
is returned if the file cannot be found or if it is not a Flash Object file.
Example
Calling this:
var params = SWFFile.readFile("file:///MyMac/test.swf");
will return the following in the parameters array:
"file:///MyMac/test.swt" // the template file used to create this .swf file "dwType" // first parameter "myType" // first parameter value "text" // second parameter "Hello World" // second parameter value
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