Comments on: Central: RTFM

By: JesterXL

JesterXL — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 06:52:13 +0000

Correct. This example is from Central > API Reference > LCService object > About the LCService object sample:

myService=LCService.createServer( myInterface, owner, true );

…but that doesn’t work.

Granted, it’s taken out of context with the 4th page that describes that your supposed to use “Central.” prefacing everything, but how much context does one need to copy and paste an example and expect it to work without a hitch?

By: Phillip Kerman

Phillip Kerman — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 06:35:25 +0000

I wrote some of the documentation and I can tell you this is issue in not stated correctly in the docs. I mean, the examples won’t work without “Central.”–right?

Thanks,
Phillip

By: JesterXL

JesterXL — Thu, 11 Dec 2003 05:31:50 +0000

Actually, it doesn’t “say” that until the 4th sheet under Central > API Reference > LCService > Security as you scroll down.

Even the example is that is given on how to do it is wrong… well, only before you read the footnote.

By: JesterXL

JesterXL — Thu, 11 Dec 2003 05:29:30 +0000

The docs are not wrong, but rather, are not consistent. Like, I read the SDK, but in my actual development here, I refer to the Flash Help panel constantly. In there, the LCDataProvider is defined all over the place like:

Central.LCDataProvider.addItem()

Both he and the Central.DataProvider are like that.

The LCServerice, however, is nothing like that, and only in the example, and in an * asteriked place does it say that Central is implied.

Again, I should of RTFM, but the tone was set that myServer = LCServer.createServer, etc. was the way to go. It’s written like that all over the docs, but it’s “implied” that your supposed to pre-pend Central. I think that was my problem, really.

Hope that helps!

By: mike chambers

mike chambers — Thu, 11 Dec 2003 05:23:44 +0000

Cool. Glad you got it working. You are actually the second person today who ran into this issue (that I know of).

Maybe the docs are wrong? Perhaps we should technote this issue?

mike chambers

mesh@macromedia.com