Checking Internet connectivity in AIR application

[sheetal]

Hi All,
How to check internet connected or not in AIR app.
Event.NETWORK_CHANGE only tells the change in the status,but it dosent
tell if it is disabled or enabled.
Please share if anything else can tell if internet is available.


-Sheetal.

[riaflexible]

Sheetal :

Try this , Might be useful , This is how i do to check the Internet
connectivity .

Event :

networkChange="networkChangeHandler(event)"

private function networkChangeHandler(event:Event):void {
checkConnectionStatus();
}

private function checkConnectionStatus():void {
var urlReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest("www.google.com");
var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
loader.load(urlReq);
loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,onConnectionStatusResult);
loader.addEventListener
(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR,onConnectionStatusFault);
}

private function onConnectionStatusResult(event:Event):void {
Alert.show("online");
}

private function onConnectionStatusFault(event:Event):void {
Alert.show("offline");
}

Thanks,
Satish

[sheetal]

Hey,thanks for ur reply.
This works.