User Guide

572 FLVPlayback Component (Flash Professional Only)
FLVPlayback.bytesLoaded
Availability
Flash Player 8.
Edition
Flash Professional 8.
Usage
my_FLVPlybk.bytesLoaded
Description
Property; a number that indicates the extent of downloading, in number of bytes, for an
HTTP download. Returns –1 when there is no stream, when the stream is from a FCS, or if
the information is not yet available. The returned value is useful only for an HTTP download.
Read-only.
Example
The following example shows the initial value of the bytesLoaded property and its value
when the
ready event occurs.
Drag an FLVPlayback component to the Stage, and give it an instance name of
my_FLVPlybk. Then add the following code to the Actions panel on Frame 1 of the
Timeline:
/**
Requires:
- FLVPlayback component on the Stage with an instance name of my_FLVPlybk
*/
import mx.video.*;
var listenerObject:Object = new Object();
listenerObject.ready = function(eventObject:Object):Void {
trace("State is " + eventObject.state + "; ready to play");
// display the no. of bytes loaded at this point
trace("Bytes loaded: " + my_FLVPlybk.bytesLoaded);
};
my_FLVPlybk.addEventListener("ready", listenerObject);
my_FLVPlybk.contentPath = "http://www.helpexamples.com/flash/video/
water.flv";
trace("Bytes loaded: " + my_FLVPlybk.bytesLoaded); // -1 if loading not
begun