Flash Player 7.
Note: This class is also supported in Flash Player 6 when used with Flash Communication Server. For more information, see the Flash Communication Server documentation.
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" in Using ActionScript in Flash.
| 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. |
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.
newNetConnection(): NetConnection
None.
A reference to a NetConnection object.
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 on video playback, see "Playing back external FLV files dynamically" in Using ActionScript in Flash.
See the example for NetConnection.connect().
NetStream class, Video.attachVideo()
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