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Method summary
The following table lists the methods that are partially supported by the SharedObject class
when using ActionScript for Flash Lite 2.0.
Flash Lite method extensions
The following table lists the methods that have been added as extensions to the SharedObject
class when using ActionScript for Flash Lite 2.0.
System class
The System class contains properties that are related to certain operations on the user’s
computer, such as operations with shared objects, local settings for cameras and microphones,
and using the Clipboard. The following additional properties and methods are in specific
classes within the System package: the capabilities class, the security class, and the IME class.
For more information about the System class, see the following references:
■
Developing Flash Lite 2.x Applications
■
Flash Lite 2.x ActionScript Language Reference
■
Chapter 7, “Classes” in Learning ActionScript 2.0 in Flash
Method Description Support
flush()
Immediately writes a locally persistent shared
object to a local file.
Limitations:
The write operation is asynchronous
and the result is not immediately available.
Partially
supported
getLocal()
Returns a reference to a locally persistent shared
object that is available only to the current client.
Limitations:
In Flash Lite, a shared object cannot be
shared between two SWF files.
Partially
supported
Method Description
GetMaxSize()
Flash Lite 2.0 returns the maximum size allotted for persistent
storage of an SWF file.