2 Replies Latest reply: Jun 18, 2014 6:55 AM by NoviyDisk RSS

    Loader.loadBytes for swf with code (ABC) in iOS

    NoviyDisk Community Member
    NoviyDisk Jun 16, 2014 8:54 AM


      I'm at a loss.

      I read blog and read help and I understand it's possible: loadBytes() must work.

       

      But when I try do it I catch error (uncompiled ActionScript warning).

      And then I found Release Notes with prohibited of loadBytes(): Methods unload() and loadBytes()of the loader class will not work on iOS

       

      Where is true? Why some developres talk it's possible? How?

       

      Thanx!

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        • 1. Re: Loader.loadBytes for swf with code (ABC) in iOS
          jeffward Community Member
          jeffward Jun 16, 2014 9:48 AM (in response to NoviyDisk)

          AFAIK, that Adobe blog is the correct and latest information with regards to iOS and assets with code in them.

           

          So the only SWFs which you can load at runtime are those which you've packaged with ADT during packaging time.  This is because their ABC are compiled for iOS at that time, and their code is stored in the IPA.

           

          So you'd load those SWFs with an app-local URL, like app://assets/level1.swf

           

          You could load their bytes with the File class (./assets/level1.swf), and then I assume loadBytes would work.

           

          It seems I've read that you can unzip the IPA and store those SWFs on a remote server, then load them at runtime and it works.  But the key is that you have to load the SWFs which were packaged with the app, as they've been cross-compiled for iOS and had their ABC stripped out and linked into your app.

           

          All this is to be compliant with Apple -- all code must have been linked at packaging time.

          • 2. Re: Loader.loadBytes for swf with code (ABC) in iOS
            NoviyDisk Community Member
            NoviyDisk Jun 18, 2014 6:55 AM (in response to jeffward)

            I checked it out. Really works.

             

             

            It does not work with dynamic swf files. Ie files that assemble from ByteArray AFTER AOT compilation (at runtime).

            If the file is passed through the AOT compilation, then it can be loaded by loadBytes. Probably it can be change some bytes except bytes block of ABC (block of code).