calling swfobject method from javascript - not working

Question

ActionScript code:

import flash.external.ExternalInterface;
var process = ExternalInterface.addCallback("process", this, Process);
function Process(){
  avatar.process_loop.gotoAndPlay("loop");
}

JavaScript code:

<div id="avatar"></div>
<script type="text/javascript" src="swfobject.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
     swfobject.embedSWF("imgs/avatar.swf", "avatar", "170", "170", "9.0.0", "expressInstall.swf");
     swfobject.process();
</script>

The swf loads, I see it on the page, just the connection or the calling of the method is not working.

By the way everything is working fine on the swf, that function does in fact perform that "loop." Is there anything wrong with my code?

Thanks!

meder omuraliev · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-09 22:43:22Z

1

is swfobject a reference to the DOMElement? It needs to reference the element and not any other constructor/function/etc.

You can alert( typeof swf.process ) if I recall correctly and see if its a function or not. Before that, you can do swfobject.nodeType to see if its an actual DOM node.

EDIT:

Try doing:

document.getElementById('avatar').process()

Instead of

swfobject.process

answered Nov 9, 2012 at 22:43

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2 Comments

ttothec Over a year ago

I'm so very sorry but I don't know what a DOMElement is... are you asking if this is the only "swfobject" var / object on my code/page.. if so, yes.

meder omuraliev Over a year ago

Can you make a demo on jsbin or similar?

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