User Guide

FileReference (flash.net.FileReference) 563

Returns

Boolean - Returns true if the parameters are valid and the file-browsing dialog box is

displayed. Returns

false if the dialog box is not displayed, if another browse session is already

in progress, or if you use the

typelist parameter but fail to provide a description or

extension string in any element in the array.

Example

The following example displays a dialog box in which the user can select an image file to be

uploaded.

import flash.net.FileReference;

var listener:Object = new Object();

listener.onSelect = function(file:FileReference):Void {

trace("Opened " + file.name);

}

listener.onCancel = function(file:FileReference):Void {

trace("User cancelled");

}

var fileRef:FileReference = new FileReference();

fileRef.addListener(listener);

fileRef.browse();