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Chapter 41: swfPanel object
Availability
Flash CS4 Professional.
Description
The swfPanel object represents a Window SWF panel. Window SWF panels are SWF files that implement applications
you can run from the Flash authoring environment; they are available from the Window > Other Panels menu. By
default, Window SWF panels are stored in a subfolder of the Configuration folder (see “
Saving JSFL files ” on page 2).
For example, on Windows XP, the folder is in boot drive\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application
Data\Adobe\Flash CS4\language\Configuration\WindowSWF. A sample Window SWF panel is available; see
“
Sample Trace Bitmap panel ” on page 14. The array of registered Window SWF panels is stored in the fl.swfPanels
property.
Method summary
You can use the following method with the swfPanel object:
Property summary
You can use the following properties with the swfPanel object:
swfPanel.call()
Availability
Flash CS4 Professional.
Usage
swfPanel.call(request)
Parameters
request Parameters to pass to the function (see “Description” and “Example” below).
Returns
Either
null or a string that is returned by the function call. The function result could be an empty string.
Method Description
swfPanel.call() Works in conjunction with the ActionScript ExternalInterface.addCallback() and
MMExecute() methods to communicate with the SWF panel from the authoring
environment.
Property Description
swfPanel.name Read-only; a string that represents the name of the specified Window SWF panel.
swfPanel.path Read-only; a string that represents the path to the SWF file used in the specified Window SWF
panel.