User Guide

getStreamStatus() 345
• depthBufferDepth indicates the bit depth of the hardware output buffer.
• colorBufferDepth indicates the bit depth of the color buffer. This property can be tested
but not set.
• modifiers is a linear list of modifiers available for use by models in 3D cast members. Possible
values include
#collision, #bonesPlayer, #keyframePlayer, #toon, #lod, #meshDeform,
#sds, #inker, and third-party Xtra-based modifiers. This property can be tested but not set.
• primitives is a linear list of primitive types available for use in the creation of new model
resources. Possible values include
#sphere, #box, #cylinder, #plane, #particle, and
third-party Xtra-based primitive types. This property can be tested but not set.
Note: For more detailed information about these properties, see the individual property entries.
Parameters
None.
See also
renderer, preferred3dRenderer, active3dRenderer, rendererDeviceList
getStreamStatus()
Usage
getStreamStatus(netID)
getStreamStatus(URLString)
Description
Function; returns a property list matching the format used for the globally available
tellStreamStatus function that can be used with callbacks to sprites or objects. The list
contains the following strings:
For example, you can start a network operation with
getNetText() and track its progress with
getStreamStatus().
Parameters
netID
Required. A network operation that represents the stream of text to operate on.
#URL String containing the URL location used to start the network operation.
#state String consisting of Connecting, Started, InProgress, Complete, “Error”, or
“NoInformation” (this last string is for the condition when either the net ID is so old
that the status information has been dropped or the URL specified in
URLString
was not found in the cache).
#bytesSoFar Number of bytes retrieved from the network so far.
#bytesTotal Total number of bytes in the stream, if known. The value may be 0 if the HTTP
server does not include the content length in the MIME header.
#error String containing ““ (
EMPTY) if the download is not complete, OK if it completed
successfully, or an error code if the download ended with an error.