(AS3 & PHP) sending multiple values from php to flash

Question

I'm trying to send multiple values from PHP to Flash. I know how to send back one value, and that's by using PHP's print or echo, and then in flash using e.target.data., for example...

PHP:

print "resultMessage=$something";

Flash:

var resultText:TextField;
resultText.text = e.target.data.resultMessage;

The problem is when trying to receive 2 values; I've tried things like...

PHP:

print "resultNumber=$somethingNumber";
print "resultName=$somethingName";

Flash:

var flashNumber:TextField
flashNumber.text = e.target.data.resultNumber;
var flashName:TextField;
flashName.text = e.target.data.resultName;

But when I try that, flashNumber would end up as flashNumber and flashName mashed together, like 2Tom or 7Mary or something like that. I tried printing <br> between the 2 values in PHP, but I still got the same result. I know that I can split the PHP into 2 PHP files and get a value from each one, but that would be a little ridiculous, since in my program I'll need to get many values.

Is there another way to send values from PHP to Flash, so that I can send more than 1 value? Or, is there a way to use print or echo to send more than 1 value?

Thank you very much in advance.

BadFeelingAboutThis · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-30 16:48:50Z

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You can do this by outputting your data in a standard URL encoded variable format. (You need the ampersand that applications use to separate variables - otherwise it thinks everything after the first = is the value)

eg: print "resultNumber=$somethingNumber&resultName=$somethingName";

Then AS3 should automatically work the way you are trying.

You could also ouput XML or JSON as suggested by someone else.

JSON

PHP

<?php
$arr = array(somethingName, somethingNumber);

echo json_encode($arr);
?>

AS3

var jsonObj = JSON.parse(e.target.data);
trace(jsonObj.somethingName, jsonObj.somethingNumber);

XML

PHP

<?php
$string = <<<XML
<data>
 <somethingName>
  blah blah blah
 </somethingName>
 <somethingNumber>
  12345
 </somethingNumber>
</data>
XML;

$xml = new SimpleXMLElement($string);

echo $xml->asXML();

?>

AS3

myXML = new XML(e.target.data);
trace(myXML.somethingName, myXML.somethingNumber);

edited Jun 30, 2014 at 16:48

answered Jun 30, 2014 at 16:42

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MNOPYZ Over a year ago

Thanks alot for your help, I thought using an ampersand would throw me an error like using a comma did...I'll also keep the JSON and XML methods in mind in case. Thanks again.

Predte4a · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-30 15:58:13Z

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Better use some data formatting instead of passing data as pure text - XML or JSON is a good idea.

answered Jun 30, 2014 at 15:58

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BadFeelingAboutThis Over a year ago

Please consider updating your answer to be more useful. As it is it's more of a comment and doesn't actually show how do anything

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