FLASH® LITE™ 2.x - Adobe Help and Support

See also
onLoad (XML.onLoad handler), loaded (LoadVars.loaded property), load
(LoadVars.load method), sendAndLoad (LoadVars.sendAndLoad method)
send (LoadVars.send method)
public send(url:String, target:String, [method:String]) : Boolean
Sends the variables in the my_lv object to the specified URL. All enumerable variables in
my_lv are concatenated into a string in the application/x-www-form-urlencoded format
by default, and the string is posted to the URL using the HTTP POST method. This is the
same format used by loadVariables().The MIME content type sent in the HTTP request
headers is the value of my_lv.contentType or the default application/x-www-formurlencoded.
The POST method is used unless GET is specified.
You must specify the target parameter to ensure that the script or application at the specified
URL will be executed. If you omit the target parameter, the function will return true, but
the script or application will not be executed.
The send() method is useful if you want the server response to:
■ Replace the SWF content (use "_self" as the target parameter);
■ Appear in a new window (use "_blank" as the target parameter);
■ Appear in the parent or top-level frame (use "_parent" or "_top" as the target
parameter);
■ Appear in a named frame (use the frame's name as a string for the target parameter).
A successful send() method call will always open a new browser window or replace content in
an existing window or frame. If you would rather send information to a server and continue
playing your SWF file without opening a new window or replacing content in a window or
frame, then you should use LoadVars.sendAndLoad().
This method is similar to XML.send().
The Flash test environment always uses the GET method. To test using the POST method, be
sure you are attempting to use it from within a browser.
Parameters
url:String - A string; the URL to which to upload variables.
target:String - A string; the browser window or frame in which any response will appear.
You can enter the name of a specific window or select from the following reserved target
names:
■ "_self" specifies the current frame in the current window.
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