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XML.contentType 1019

XML.contentType

Availability

Flash Player 6.

Usage

my_xml.contentType:String

Description

Property; the MIME content type that is sent to the server when you call the XML.send() or

XML.sendAndLoad() method. The default is

application/x-www-form-urlencoded, which is

the standard MIME content type used for most HTML forms.

Example

The following example creates a new XML document and checks its default content type:

// create a new XML document

var doc:XML = new XML();

// trace the default content type

trace(doc.contentType); // output: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

The following example defines an XML packet, and sets the content type for the XML object.

The data is then sent to a server and shows a result in a browser window.

var my_xml:XML = new XML("<highscore><name>Ernie</name><score>13045</score>

</highscore>");

my_xml.contentType = "text/xml";

my_xml.send("http://www.flash-mx.com/mm/highscore.cfm", "_blank");

Press F12 to test this example in a browser.