User Guide

1060 Chapter 2: ActionScript Language Reference
Method summary for the XMLSocket class
Event handler summary for the XMLSocket class
Constructor for the XMLSocket class
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
new XMLSocket() : XMLSocket
Parameters
None.
Returns
A reference to an XMLSocket object.
Description
Constructor; creates a new XMLSocket object. The XMLSocket object is not initially connected
to any server. You must call
XMLSocket.connect() to connect the object to a server.
Example
The following example creates an XMLSocket object:
var socket:XMLSocket = new XMLSocket();
Method Description
XMLSocket.close()
Closes an open socket connection.
XMLSocket.connect()
Establishes a connection to the specified server.
XMLSocket.send()
Sends an XML object to the server.
Event handler Description
XMLSocket.onClose
Invoked when an XMLSocket connection is closed.
XMLSocket.onConnect
Invoked by Flash Player when a connection request initiated through
XMLSocket.connect() has succeeded or failed.
XMLSocket.onData
Invoked when an XML message has been downloaded from the server.
XMLSocket.onXML
Invoked when an XML object arrives from the server.