Speaking with ASP.NET

ActionSpeak™ extends Flash, allowing it to interact with 2 core aspects of ASP.NET development:

• Calling .NET functions by triggering Postback Events. ( Requires ActionSpeak™)
• DataBound Flash: Interpreting Data from XML, Sitemap and Database DataBindings in Flash. ( Enhanced by ActionSpeak™)

Event Triggering (ASP.NET 2.0+ only)

To call .NET (e.g.: C#, VB.NET, etc) functions from Flash we need to trigger a PostBack Event which causes the page to reload.

Triggering an ASP.NET Event using ActionScript

To fire an ASP.NET Event, call the "FormPostBack" ActionScript Function

[ActionScript]
ActionSpeak.FormPostBack (eventName, argument)

Creating the .NET Event

This must then be wired up to a Postback Event in your ASPX page’s code-behind. Double click on your ASPNetFlash WebControl in design mode to create the ActionScriptEvent handler.

[C#]
  protected void Flash1_ActionScriptEvent (object sender, ActionScriptEventArgs e){ string eventName = e.EventName; string eventArgument = e.EventArgument; //Your Code Here}

The eventName and argument strings are passed from ActionScript to the ASP.NET Event. They are used to differentiate between different postback actions – as there may be more than one type of event you wish to fire in ASP.NET.

• e.g.: Multiple Flash buttons could be wired to different C# or VB.NET code.
  

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