NetConnection class

Availability

Flash Player 7.

Note: This class is also supported in Flash Player 6 when used with Flash Communication Server. For more information, see your Flash Communication Server documentation.

Description

The NetConnection class provides the means to play back streaming FLV files from a local drive or HTTP address. For more information on video playback, see Playing back external FLV files dynamically.

Method summary for the NetConnection class

Method

Description

NetConnection.connect()

Opens a local connection through which you can play back video (FLV) files from an HTTP address or from the local file system.

Constructor for the NetConnection class

Availability

Flash Player 7.

Note: This class is also supported in Flash Player 6 when used with Flash Communication Server. For more information, see your Flash Communication Server documentation.

Usage

new NetConnection()

Parameters

None.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Constructor; creates a NetConnection object that you can use in conjunction with a NetStream object to play back local streaming video (FLV) files. After creating the NetConnection object, use NetConnection.connect() to make the actual connection.

Playing external FLV files provides several advantages over embedding video in a Flash document, such as better performance and memory management, and independent video and Flash frame rates. For more information, see Playing back external FLV files dynamically.

See also

NetStream class, Video.attachVideo()