Is it possible to pass object from FFish to flash?

[swfbaz]

is it possible to pass an array object from FFish Script to flashplayer through FlashPlayer? i tested it... but in vain... would you please help?

for example:

in FFish Script "Initialize" block:

var arr = new Array("e", "f", "g", "h"); 
FlashPlayer.setVariable("array Var in flash", arr);

i tested this code... but it doesnt work. would you plz also tell that can i pass any object to flash from FFish? just as follows,

var myobj = new Object();
myobj.id = theId;
myobj.pw = thePW;
FlashPlayer.setVariable("var/object in flash", myobj);

or can i do vise vers? just like...

var myobj = FlashPlayer.getVariable("some predefined object in flash");

is there any other method? coz i checked both of them... but still its not working. for some reason i need to pass many variables from FFish to flash...if i pass each value one by one.. then it sucks. what if i do it at once?

waitin for your answer...
??? ??? ???
SWFBaz

[swfbaz]

dear daniel and topcmm,

plz ans quickly to my quests... coz i am keen to be in your contest as quick as possible.. coz after flash.. .your tool inspired me alot. that is why i love it.

now-a-days i m developing an application using flash and SWFKit... plz do help me... i will also include a refference for both of you... coz you are outstanding... 8)

regards

[SWFKit]

Thanks, we are glad to help you.

The Flash player methods "setVariable"; and "getVariable"; can only transfer numbers, strings or properties. You cannot transfer arrays or objects by one single call. It's the limit of the Macromedia Flash Player.

1. Transfer Arrays:

When you use "getVariable" with a array, it does not return an array, but returns a string that joins all the elements in the array together with a separator ','. You can use the "split" method to split the string to an array:

To transfer array from ActionScript to FfishScript:

var str = FlashPlayer.getVariable("array Var in Flash");
var myArray = str.split(",");

It's almost the same to transfer array from FfishScript to ActionScript:
In FfishScript:

FlashPlayer.setVariable("Var in Flash", arr);

In ActionScript:

arr = "Var in Flash".split(",");

2. Transfer Objects:

function transferObject()
{
 * * *this.obj_prop_names = new Array();
 * * *for (var i = 2; i < arguments.length; i++)
 * * *{
 * * * * * *this.obj_prop_names[i - 2] = arguments[i].toString();
 * * *}
 * * *
 * * *this.local_obj_name = arguments[0].toString();
 * * *this.flash_obj_name = arguments[1].toString();
 * * *
 * * *this.fs_to_as = function ()
 * * *{
 * * * * * *for (var i = 0; i < this.obj_prop_names.length; i++)
 * * * * * *{
 * * * * * * * * *FlashPlayer.setVariable(this.flash_obj_name + '.' + this.obj_prop_names[i], 
 * * * * * * * * * * * *eval(this.local_obj_name + '["' + this.obj_prop_names[i] + '"]'));
 * * * * * *}
 * * *}
 * * *
 * * *this.as_to_fs = function ()
 * * *{
 * * * * * *for (var i = 0; i < this.obj_prop_names.length; i++)
 * * * * * *{
 * * * * * * * * *var expr = this.local_obj_name + '["' + this.obj_prop_names[i] + '"]';
 * * * * * * * * *expr += ' = FlashPlayer.getVariable("';
 * * * * * * * * *expr += this.flash_obj_name + '.' + this.obj_prop_names[i] + '")';

 * * * * * * * * *eval(expr);
 * * * * * *} * * * * * *
 * * *}
}

Obj transferObject
Syntax:
* *transferObject(FFish_Obj_name, Flash_Obj_name, Flash_Obj_property_name_0, *Flash_Obj_property_name_1, ..., Flash_Obj_property_name_n);

Prameters:
FFish_Obj_name String. Represents the name of the object in FFish Script
Flash_Obj_name String. Represents the name of the predefined object in ActionScript.
Flash_Obj_property_name_0...Flash_Obj_property_nam e_n
String. Represents the property names of the ActionScript object

Example:
Providing you want to transfer data between AS object "as_obj", which has two properties "id" and "pw", and FS object "fs_obj":

var fs_obj = new Object;
fs_obj.id = 0;
fs_obj.pw = 1;

var tobj = new transferObject("fs_obj", "as_obj", "id", "pw");
tobj.as_to_fs();
tobj.fs_to_as();

Other methods of SWFKit, such as "bindData", "updateData", etc, *may slao be helpful.

[swfbaz]

thanx for your qUiCk reply! :P