Name
MovieClip.loadMovie( )
Method — load an external .
swf file into the Player
Availability
Method form introduced in Flash 5 (global form supported by Flash 4)
Synopsis
mc.loadMovie(URL) mc.loadMovie(URL, method)
Arguments
- URL
A string specifying the location of the external
.swffile to load.
- method
An optional string literal indicating the method by which to send variables to an external script. Must be either the literal
"GET"or"POST"; no other expression is allowed.
Description
The MovieClip.loadMovie( ) method is an
alternative to the global loadMovie( ) function.
When invoked as a MovieClip( ) method,
loadMovie( ) takes no
target parameter; it loads the
.swf at URL into
mc. The method syntax is less prone to
user error than its global function counterpart.
For usage instructions, see the global loadMovie(
) function.
See Also
loadMovie( ); Section 13.8.3.1 in Chapter 13
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