Geolocation in Flash

Question

I\'m building a small web app in Flash. Is there a solution to get the geo-location of a user?

Answer 1

The easiest way is to interface with a JavaScript function.

In your HTML:

Then, in your Application, once your map is ready, put this in a function:

     //for getting a user's location
            if (ExternalInterface.available) 
            {
                //check if external interface is available
                try 
                {
                    // add Callback for the passGEOToSWF Javascript function
                    ExternalInterface.addCallback("passGEOToSWF", onPassGEOToSWF);
                } 
                catch (error:SecurityError) 
                {
                    // Alert the user of a SecurityError
                } 
                catch (error:Error) 
                {
                    // Alert the user of an Error
                }
            }

Finally, have a private function ready to catch the callback.

    private function onPassGEOToSWF(lat:*,long:*):void
    {
        userLoc = new LatLng(lat,long);
        map.setCenter(userLoc);

    }