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You can extend the methods and event handlers of the MovieClip class by creating a subclass.
Parameters
url:String - The absolute or relative URL of the SWF or JPEG file to be loaded. A relative
path must be relative to the SWF file at level 0. Absolute URLs must include the protocol
reference, such as http:// or file:///.
method:String [optional] - Specifies an HTTP method for sending or loading variables. The
parameter must be the string GET or POST. If no variables are to be sent, omit this parameter.
The GET method appends the variables to the end of the URL and is used for small numbers
of variables. The POST method sends the variables in a separate HTTP header and is used for
long strings of variables.
Example
The following example creates a new movie clip, then creates child inside of it and loads a
PNG image into the child. This allows the parent to retain any instance values that were
assigned prior to the call to loadMovie.
var mc:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("mc",
this.getNextHighestDepth());
mc.onRelease = function():Void {
trace(this.image._url); // http://www.w3.org/Icons/w3c_main.png
}
var image:MovieClip = mc.createEmptyMovieClip("image",
mc.getNextHighestDepth());
image.loadMovie("http://www.w3.org/Icons/w3c_main.png");
See also
_lockroot (MovieClip._lockroot property), unloadMovie (MovieClip.unloadMovie
method), loadVariables (MovieClip.loadVariables method), loadMovie
(MovieClip.loadMovie method), onPress (MovieClip.onPress handler),
MovieClipLoader, onClipEvent handler, Constants, loadMovieNum function,
unloadMovie function, unloadMovieNum function
loadVariables (MovieClip.loadVariables method)
public loadVariables(url:String, [method:String]) : Void
Reads data from an external file and sets the values for variables in the movie clip. The
external file can be a text file that ColdFusion generates, a CGI script, an Active Server Page
(ASP), a PHP script, or any other properly formatted text file. The file can contain any
number of variables.
442 ActionScript classes