Adobe Dreamweaver API Reference CS5 - Manual (Page 53)

48 DREAMWEAVER API REFERENCE
Flash integration
Last updated 8/27/2013
Arguments
controlID , javascript function call
• The controlID argument is the ID of the extension to execute the script. This ID must match with the ID specified
as the first parameter to the dw.flash.newControl() .
• The JavaScript function call argument enables the user to call a function with any number of parameters.
Returns
A Boolean value:
true if the function executed successfully; false otherwise.
dreamweaver.flash.executeScript()
Availability
Dreamweaver CS4.
Description
The function is used to execute functions in a .js file. The ActionScript in the .swf file starts the
dreamweaver.flash.executeScript() function.
Arguments
javascript function call
Note: Specify a path to the .js file that contains the functions you want to call.
Returns
An XML string that serializes into an ActionScript object.
Example
The following example contains a sample file, Sample.mxml and a JavaScript function in a JavaScript file, Sample.js.
private function executeScript():void
{
if(ExternalInterface.available)
{
out.text += "SwfCalledHost\n";
var scriptText:String = "helloWorld('scott');\n";
var resultStr:Object =
ExternalInterface.call("dw.flash.executeScript",scriptText);
out.text += "Result: " + resultStr.strResult + '\n';
}
}
The following JavaScript file contains a JavaScript function helloWorld() that is called from the .swf. This function
uses the dw.getAppLanguage() call to return a five-letter language code that Dreamweaver is running in Sample.js.