User Guide

30 Server-Side ActionScript Language Reference
Returns
The value you provide. If you return a Boolean value of true, the server accepts the
connection; if the value is
false, the server rejects the connection. If you return null or no
return value, the server puts the client in a pending state and the client can’t receive or send
messages. If the client is put in a pending state, you must call
application.acceptConnection() or application.rejectConnection() at a later time
to accept or reject the connection. For example, you can perform external authentication by
making a NetConnection call in your
application.onConnect event handler to an
application server and having the reply handler call
application.acceptConnection() or
application.rejectConnection(), depending on the information received by the reply
handler.
You can also call
application.acceptConnection or application.rejectConnection in
the
application.onConnect event handler. If you do, any value returned by the function
is ignored.
NOTE
Returning 1 or 0 is not the same as returning true or false. The values 1 and 0 are treated
the same as any other integers and do not accept or reject a connection.