Test for MP3 capabilities using the flash.system.Capabilities.hasMP3 property : system.Capabilities « Development « Flash / Flex / ActionScript






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Test for MP3 capabilities using the flash.system.Capabilities.hasMP3 property

 

package{
  import flash.display.Sprite;
  import flash.system.Capabilities;
  import flash.net.*;
  import flash.media.*;
  public class Main extends Sprite{
    public function Main(){

        if (flash.system.Capabilities.hasMP3) {
          var url:URLRequest = new URLRequest("sound.mp3");
          var sound:Sound = new Sound(url);
          sound.play(  );
        } else {
          // code to load an external .swf containing a ADCP sound
        }
    }
  }
}








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