ERRATA: Please read the problem line as:
Loading one SWF into another one using 2 different loaderContext
application domains.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Mehdi" <elextra...@...> wrote:
>
> I am getting to the conclusion that the following is not supported at
all. (Using flex 3.2 SDK):
> Loading one SWF into another one using 2 different loaderContext. I
tried using the Loader and the SWFLoader (and to some extend the
ModuleLoader)
>
> 1- Build a simple Flex App with a combo box or Alert Message (on click
of a button for instance). (=="TestCombo.swf")
> 2. Load that SWF (from Step 1) using the Loader in a new application
Domain (as such:
> var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("TestCombo.swf");
> _loader = new Loader();
>
_loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,handleModuleLo\
aded);
>
_loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR,handleE\
rror);
>
_loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(SecurityErrorEvent.SECURITY_E\
RROR,handleError);
> _loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.UNLOAD,
unloadHandler1);
> var context:LoaderContext = new LoaderContext();
> context.applicationDomain = new ApplicationDomain(); // that's KEY!
> _loader.load(request,context);
>
> In the handleModuleLoaded function, I am simply adding the content of
the comboSWF into a vbox
> vbx.rawChildren.addChild(_loader.content);
>
> 3. Attempt to see the content of the combo or click on the button to
see the Alert from the loaded SWF, and you get an exception. (see below)
>
> TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null
object reference.
> at
mx.managers::SystemManager/addPopupRequestHandler()[C:\autobuild\3.2.0\f\
rameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\SystemManager.as:3604]
> at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
> at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
> at
mx.managers::PopUpManagerImpl/addPopUp()[C:\autobuild\3.2.0\frameworks\p\
rojects\framework\src\mx\managers\PopUpManagerImpl.as:294]
> at
mx.managers::PopUpManager$/addPopUp()[C:\autobuild\3.2.0\frameworks\proj\
ects\framework\src\mx\managers\PopUpManager.as:169]
> at
mx.controls::Alert$/show()[C:\autobuild\3.2.0\frameworks\projects\framew\
ork\src\mx\controls\Alert.as:519]
> at
TestCombo/___TestCombo_Button1_click()[M:\projects\flex-projects\TestCom\
bo\src\TestCombo.mxml:16]
>
> The same code works perfectly fine if you attempt to load the SWF into
the same applicationDomain, but that's totally not acceptable for us
here.
>
> Using the SWFLoader as opposed to the Loader does not even get you
this far. The TestCombo.swf is not even loaded. I get the following
exception when trying to load the module: (basically complaining about
the system Manager being null)
>
> TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null
object reference.
> at
mx.controls::SWFLoader/initSystemManagerCompleteEventHandler()[C:\autobu\
ild\3.2.0\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\controls\SWFLoader.as:217\
4]
> at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
> at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
> at
mx.managers::SystemManager/initHandler()[C:\autobuild\3.2.0\frameworks\p\
rojects\framework\src\mx\managers\SystemManager.as:2862]
>
> Anything would help. I just need to know whether that's possible or
not using flex sdk 3.2.
>
> Cheers.
>
