User Guide

624 Chapter 2: ActionScript Language Reference

NetConnection.connect()

Availability

Flash Player 7.

Note: This method is also supported in Flash Player 6 when used with Flash Communication Server.

For more information, see the Flash Communication Server documentation.

Usage

my_nc.connect(null) : Void

Parameters

None (you must pass null).

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Constructor; opens a local connection through which you can play back video (FLV) files from an

HTTP address or from the local file system.

Example

The following example opens a connection to play the video2.flv file. Select New Video from the

Library panel’s options menu to create a new video object, and give it the instance name

my_video.

var connection_nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();

connection_nc.connect(null);

var stream_ns:NetStream = new NetStream(connection_nc);

my_video.attachVideo(stream_ns);

stream_ns.play("video2.flv");