User Guide

16 Server-Side ActionScript Language Reference
Besides the built-in properties of the Application class, you can create other properties of any
legal ActionScript type, including references to other ActionScript objects. For example, the
following code creates a new property of type
Array and a new property of type Number:
application.myarray = new Array();
application.num_requests = 1;
Method summary for the Application class
Property summary for the Application class
Method Description
Application.acceptConnection() Accepts a connection to an application from a client.
Application.broadcastMsg() Broadcasts a message to all connected clients.
Application.clearSharedObjects() Clears all shared objects associated with the current
instance.
Application.clearStreams() Clears all stream objects associated with the current
instance.
Application.disconnect() Disconnects a client from the server.
Application.gc() Invokes the garbage collector to reclaim any unused
resources for this application instance.
Application.getStats() Returns network statistics for the application instance.
Application.registerClass() Registers or unregisters a constructor that is called
during object deserialization.
Application.registerProxy() Registers a NetConnection or Client object to fulfill a
method request.
Application.rejectConnection() Rejects a connection to an application.
Application.shutdown() Unloads the application instance.
Property Description
Application.allowDebug A Boolean value that lets administrators use the
approveDebugSession() Server Management
ActionScript method to access your Flash Media Server
application
(true) or not (false).
Application.clients Read-only; an object containing a list of all clients
currently connected to the application.