Question

I’m trying to load some binary data from server like this

var urlRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("http://localhost/test.php");
var loader:Loader = new Loader();

loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeHandler);
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(SecurityErrorEvent.SECURITY_ERROR, securityErrorHandler);
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, ioErrorHandler);   
loader.load(urlRequest);

But it always report an error:

Loader Error #2124: Loaded file is an unknown type

My binary data is custom data but not swf/image file. Does flash not support to load such data? Or I should use some other method?

Answer 1

You needs to use URLLoader instead of Loader. Because

Loader object is useful for load swfs and images only . and

URLLoader only for store binary data or text or binary encoded data.