ExternalInterface call from flash to function in OOP javascript

Question

I can't call a javascript function from flash, when the flash object is added within an OOP structure in javascript. In short the code:

In flash:

if (ExternalInterface.available) {  
    ExternalInterface.call("flashMessages", "ready");
}

Code in javascript:

function fbTeaserClass(){

    function loadVideoObject(){
         ...
         swfobject.embedSWF(sitebase+'/FocusVideo.swf', 'myContent'+uniqueid, '100%', '100%', '9.0.0', 'expressInstall.swf', flashvars, params, attributes, outputStatus);
     }

    this.flashMessages=function(message){
        alert('called');
    }

}

Flash gets loaded, but the call to the javascript function isn't received. Anyone any ideas what's wrong?

Orbling · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-07 22:36:46Z

1

Most likely a scope issue, your function is inside an object, try calling "fbTeaserClass.flashMessage", you may need to initialise the flash at another level also.

answered Dec 7, 2010 at 22:36

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Bert Over a year ago

You are right. A function called flashMessages(){..} is called (placed outside the object), only not in FireFox (other browsers give me the alert). Is that a common issue of FireFox?

Orbling Over a year ago

If you change the code to do something other than an alert(), change something on the page for instance, does that work in FireFox?

Orbling Over a year ago

FireFox does have a few issues with this, what do you have in your attributes variable? If you could add in all the run up to the SWFObject call that would be handy.

Bert Over a year ago

In my attributes I have: var attributes = { id: 'flash'+uniqueid, name: 'flash'+uniqueid }

Bert Over a year ago

Also have some Params: var params = { allowscriptaccess: 'always', wmode: 'transparent', allowFullScreen: 'true' };

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