Programming Flash Communication Server

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Chapter 2: Communication Components

Building a Simple Chat Room

Now that you know how to connect to a FlashCom application using the Simple-

Connect and ConnectionLight components, you can proceed to add features to the

application. In the following steps, you will learn how to add the PeopleList, Chat,

and UserColor components to the basic_app application:

1. Open the component_connection.fla you created in the last section. Resave this

document as component_chat.fla.

2. Create a new layer named list_mc. On frame 1 of this layer, drag an instance of

the PeopleList component from the Components panel to the Stage. Name the

instance

list_mc using the Properties panel. Also, place this component near the

lower-left edge of the Stage, as shown in Figure 2-20.

3. Create another layer named chat_mc. On frame 1 of this layer, drag an instance

of the Chat component to the Stage. Name the instance

chat_mc using the Prop-

erties panel. Place this component to the right of the

list_mc instance, as shown

in Figure 2-21.

4. Create another layer named userColor_mc. On frame 1 of this layer, drag an

instance of the UserColor component to the Stage. Name the instance

userColor_mc using the Properties panel. Place this instance below the Simple-

Connect and ConnectionLight instances near the upper left of the Stage, as show

in Figure 2-22.

5. Select the

connect_mc instance on stage, and double-click its Communication

Components parameter in the Parameters tab of the Properties panel. In the

Values list, add the instance names of the three communication components—

list_mc, chat_mc, and userColor_mc—as shown in Figure 2-23.

Figure 2-20. The list_mc instance

Figure 2-21. The chat_mc instance

SimpleConnect instance

PeopleList instance

ConnectionLight instance

Chat instance