turn off swfobject via url param

[carbon]

hi there,

is there a way or modifying swfobject be turn off and view the back-up
without disabling js?

ie. http://www.flash.com?swfobject=off

[Aran Rhee]

Yes (if you are using the dynamic publishing method).

 

You can just wrap your embedSWF() call inside a function which takes a parameter as to whether run or not:

 

//pseudo code (untested)

 

...

<script type="text/javascript" src="swfobject.js"></script>

<script type="text/javascript">

function shouldShowFlash()

{

  // read querystring value and embed flash based on value

  if (swfobject.getQueryParamValue("showflash")=="false")

  {

    alert("I should NOT embed flash ! (just show alt content)");

  }

  else

  {

    alert("I should embed flash now!");

    swfobject.embedSWF("some.swf", "myAlternativeContent", "800", "600", "9.0.0", false, flashvars, params, attributes);

  }

}

 

//call shouldShowFlash method when page DOM is ready

swfobject.addDomLoadEvent(shouldShowFlash);

</script>

....

 

<div id="myAlternativeContent">Alternative content</div>

...

 

 

 

Aran