User Guide

System class 137
System class
The System class contains properties related to certain operations that take place on the user's
computer, such as operations with shared objects, local settings for cameras and microphones,
and use of the Clipboard. This document discusses the
System.showSettings() method
and the
System.useCodepage property, which are relevant to media applications. For more
information on the System class, see the System class entry in the ActionScript 2.0 Language
Reference.
System.showSettings()
Availability
■ Flash Player 6.
■ Flash Media Server (not required).
Usage
public static showSettings([tabID:Number]) : Void
Parameters
tabID An optional number that specifies which Flash Player Settings panel to display, as
illustrated in the following table:
Returns
Nothing.
Value passed for panel Settings panel displayed
None (parameter is omitted) Whichever panel was open the last time the user closed the
Flash Player Settings panel
0Privacy
1Local Storage
2 Microphone
3Camera