User Guide

Global Functions 61
You can also use GET or POST for sending variables. The following example uses GET to append
variables to a URL:
var firstName:String = "Gus";
var lastName:String = "Richardson";
var age:Number = 92;
myBtn_btn.onRelease = function() {
getURL("http://www.macromedia.com", "_blank", "GET");
};
The following ActionScript uses POST to send variables in the HTTP header. Make sure you
test your documents in a browser window, because otherwise your variables are sent using
GET:
var firstName:String = "Gus";
var lastName:String = "Richardson";
var age:Number = 92;
getURL("http://www.macromedia.com", "_blank", "POST");
See also
loadVariables function, send (XML.send method), sendAndLoad (XML.sendAndLoad
method)
getVersion function
getVersion() : String
Returns a string containing Flash Player version and platform information. The getVersion
function returns information only for Flash Player 5 or later versions of Flash Player.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5
Returns
String - A string containing Flash Player version and platform information.
Example
The following examples trace the version number of the Flash Player playing the SWF file:
var flashVersion:String = getVersion();
trace(flashVersion); // output: WIN 8,0,1,0
trace($version); // output: WIN 8,0,1,0
trace(System.capabilities.version); // output: WIN 8,0,1,0
The following string is returned by the getVersion function:
WIN 8,0,1,0
This returned string indicates that the platform is Microsoft Windows, and the version
number of Flash Player is major version 8, minor version 1 (8.1).