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AS3: Sending Data using POST

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This function also shows how to pass variables to a REST service. This could also be used to pass vars that PHP can later collect as $_POST['params'].

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  1. var bg_mc:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
  2. 	bg_mc.graphics.beginFill(0xFF0000, 1);
  3. 	bg_mc.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, 100, 100);
  4. 	bg_mc.graphics.endFill();
  5. 	bg_mc.x = stage.stageWidth / 2 - bg_mc.width / 2;
  6. 	bg_mc.y = stage.stageHeight / 2 - bg_mc.height / 2 ;
  7. 	bg_mc.buttonMode = true;
  8. 	bg_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, visitSite);
  9. addChild(bg_mc);
  10.  
  11. function visitSite(e:MouseEvent):void {
  12. 	var url:String = "http://api.flickr.com/services/rest/";
  13. 	var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
  14. 	var requestVars:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
  15. 		requestVars.api_key = "3c84c0ca7f9ae17842a370a3fbc90b63";
  16. 		requestVars.method = "flickr.test.echo";
  17. 		requestVars.format = "rest";
  18. 		requestVars.foo = "bar";
  19. 		requestVars.sessionTime = new Date().getTime();
  20. 		request.data = requestVars;
  21. 		request.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
  22.  
  23. 	var urlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
  24. 		urlLoader = new URLLoader();
  25. 		urlLoader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.TEXT;
  26. 		urlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loaderCompleteHandler, false, 0, true);
  27. 		urlLoader.addEventListener(HTTPStatusEvent.HTTP_STATUS, httpStatusHandler, false, 0, true);
  28. 		urlLoader.addEventListener(SecurityErrorEvent.SECURITY_ERROR, securityErrorHandler, false, 0, true);
  29. 		urlLoader.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, ioErrorHandler, false, 0, true);
  30. 	for (var prop:String in requestVars) {
  31. 		//trace("Sent: " + prop + " is: " + requestVars[prop]);
  32. 	}
  33. 	try {
  34. 		urlLoader.load(request);
  35. 	} catch (e:Error) {
  36. 		trace(e);
  37. 	}
  38. }
  39. function loaderCompleteHandler(e:Event):void {
  40. 	var responseVars = URLVariables( e.target.data );
  41. 	trace( "responseVars: " + responseVars );
  42.  
  43. }
  44. function httpStatusHandler( e:HTTPStatusEvent ):void {
  45. 	//trace("httpStatusHandler:" + e);
  46. }
  47. function securityErrorHandler( e:SecurityErrorEvent ):void {
  48. 	trace("securityErrorHandler:" + e);
  49. }
  50. function ioErrorHandler( e:IOErrorEvent ):void {
  51. 	//trace("ORNLoader:ioErrorHandler: " + e);
  52. 	dispatchEvent( e );
  53. }

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