invoke flash click event from javascript

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i have a flash object in my html file

<embed id="ZeroClipboardMovie_1" src="/assets/811871e8/ZeroClipboard.swf" loop="false" menu="false" quality="best" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="100" height="38" name="ZeroClipboardMovie_1" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="id=1&amp;width=100&amp;height=38" wmode="transparent">

how can i make click event on this object when a html button is clicked for example ?

sorry if it wasn't clear @MihaiIorga ... nope html button or java script code — Hilmi
– Hilmi, Commented Aug 26, 2012 at 11:01
You can communicate between java script and actionscript through External interfaces you can add event listeners in the actionscript side and on event you can call the java script functions — Triode
– Triode, Commented Aug 26, 2012 at 17:40

Community · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-20 09:12:55Z

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You can expose (invoke) your flash functions from javascript by using the ExternalInterface class and adding a callback.

AS3 (flash) code:

ExternalInterface.addCallback('nameForJStoCall',flashFunctionName);

JS code:

document.getElementById('ZeroClipboardMovie_1').nameForJStoCall(yourParametersIfNeeded);

For more detailed examples: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/external/ExternalInterface.html

You cannot however

tell flash to dispatch true click events externally (for security reasons). Things like invoking fullscreen mode, or a FileReference box will not work unless an element is actually clicked in flash.

edited Jun 20, 2020 at 9:12

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