# Yahoo! UI Library

### Charts Widget 2.5.0

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    /**
     * Wraps Flash embedding functionality and allows communication with SWF through
     * attributes.
     *
     * @namespace YAHOO.widget
     * @class FlashAdapter
     * @uses YAHOO.util.AttributeProvider
     */
    YAHOO.widget.FlashAdapter = function(swfURL, containerID, attributes)
    {
    	// set up the initial events and attributes stuff
    	this._queue = this._queue || [];
    	this._events = this._events || {};
    	this._configs = this._configs || {};
    	attributes = attributes || {};

    	//the Flash Player external interface code from Adobe doesn't play nicely
    	//with the default value, yui-gen, in IE
    	this._id = attributes.id = attributes.id || YAHOO.util.Dom.generateId(null, "yuigen");
    	attributes.version = attributes.version || "9.0.45";
    	attributes.backgroundColor = attributes.backgroundColor || "#ffffff";

    	//we can't use the initial attributes right away
    	//so save them for once the SWF finishes loading
    	this._attributes = attributes;

    	this._swfURL = swfURL;

    	//embed the SWF file in the page
    	this._embedSWF(this._swfURL, containerID, attributes.id, attributes.version,
    		attributes.backgroundColor, attributes.expressInstall, attributes.wmode);

    	/**
    	 * Fires when the SWF is initialized and communication is possible.
    	 * @event contentReady
    	 */
    	this.createEvent("contentReady");
    };

    YAHOO.extend(YAHOO.widget.FlashAdapter, YAHOO.util.AttributeProvider,
    {
    	/**
    	 * The URL of the SWF file.
    	 * @property _swfURL
    	 * @type String
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_swfURL: null,

    	/**
    	 * A reference to the embedded SWF file.
    	 * @property _swf
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_swf: null,

    	/**
    	 * The id of this instance.
    	 * @property _id
    	 * @type String
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_id: null,

    	/**
    	 * The initializing attributes are stored here until the SWF is ready.
    	 * @property _attributes
    	 * @type Object
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_attributes: null, //the intializing attributes

    	/**
    	 * Public accessor to the unique name of the FlashAdapter instance.
    	 *
    	 * @method toString
    	 * @return {String} Unique name of the FlashAdapter instance.
    	 */
    	toString: function()
    	{
    		return "FlashAdapter " + this._id;
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Embeds the SWF in the page and associates it with this instance.
    	 *
    	 * @method _embedSWF
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_embedSWF: function(swfURL, containerID, swfID, version, backgroundColor, expressInstall, wmode)
    	{
    		//standard SWFObject embed
    		var swfObj = new deconcept.SWFObject(swfURL, swfID, "100%", "100%", version, backgroundColor);

    		if(expressInstall)
    		{
    			swfObj.useExpressInstall(expressInstall);
    		}

    		//make sure we can communicate with ExternalInterface
    		swfObj.addParam("allowScriptAccess", "always");

    		if(wmode !== null)
    		{
    			swfObj.addParam("wmode", wmode);
    		}

    		//again, a useful ExternalInterface trick
    		swfObj.addVariable("allowedDomain", document.location.hostname);

    		//tell the SWF which HTML element it is in
    		swfObj.addVariable("elementID", swfID);

    		// set the name of the function to call when the swf has an event
    		swfObj.addVariable("eventHandler", "YAHOO.widget.FlashAdapter.eventHandler");

    		var container = YAHOO.util.Dom.get(containerID);
    		var result = swfObj.write(container);
    		if(result)
    		{
    			this._swf = YAHOO.util.Dom.get(swfID);
    			//if successful, let's add an owner property to the SWF reference
    			//this will allow the event handler to communicate with a YAHOO.widget.FlashAdapter
    			this._swf.owner = this;
    		}
    		else
    		{
    			YAHOO.log("Unable to load SWF " + swfURL);
    		}
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Handles or re-dispatches events received from the SWF.
    	 *
    	 * @method _eventHandler
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_eventHandler: function(event)
    	{
    		var type = event.type;
    		switch(type)
    		{
    			case "swfReady":
       				this._loadHandler();
    				return;
    			case "log":
    				YAHOO.log(event.message, event.category, this.toString());
    				return;
    		}

    		//be sure to return after your case or the event will automatically fire!
    		this.fireEvent(type, event);
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Called when the SWF has been initialized.
    	 *
    	 * @method _loadHandler
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_loadHandler: function()
    	{
    		this._initAttributes(this._attributes);
    		this.setAttributes(this._attributes, true);
    		this._attributes = null;

    		this.fireEvent("contentReady");
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Initializes the attributes.
    	 *
    	 * @method _initAttributes
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_initAttributes: function(attributes)
    	{
    		//should be overridden if other attributes need to be set up

    		/**
    		 * @attribute wmode
    		 * @description Sets the window mode of the Flash Player control. May be
    		 *		"window", "opaque", or "transparent". Only available in the constructor
    		 *		because it may not be set after Flash Player has been embedded in the page.
    		 * @type String
    		 */

    		/**
    		 * @attribute expressInstall
    		 * @description URL pointing to a SWF file that handles Flash Player's express
    		 *		install feature. Only available in the constructor because it may not be
    		 *		set after Flash Player has been embedded in the page.
    		 * @type String
    		 */

    		/**
    		 * @attribute version
    		 * @description Minimum required version for the SWF file. Only available in the constructor because it may not be
    		 *		set after Flash Player has been embedded in the page.
    		 * @type String
    		 */

    		/**
    		 * @attribute backgroundColor
    		 * @description The background color of the SWF. Only available in the constructor because it may not be
    		 *		set after Flash Player has been embedded in the page.
    		 * @type String
    		 */

    		/**
    		 * @attribute swfURL
    		 * @description Absolute or relative URL to the SWF displayed by the FlashAdapter. Only available in the constructor because it may not be
    		 *		set after Flash Player has been embedded in the page.
    		 * @type String
    		 */
    		this.getAttributeConfig("swfURL",
    		{
    			method: this._getSWFURL
    		});
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Getter for swfURL attribute.
    	 *
    	 * @method _getSWFURL
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_getSWFURL: function()
    	{
    		return this._swfURL;
    	}
    });

    /**
     * Receives event messages from SWF and passes them to the correct instance
     * of FlashAdapter.
     *
     * @method YAHOO.widget.FlashAdapter.eventHandler
     * @static
     * @private
     */
    YAHOO.widget.FlashAdapter.eventHandler = function(elementID, event)
    {
    	var loadedSWF = YAHOO.util.Dom.get(elementID);
    	if(!loadedSWF.owner)
    	{
    		//fix for ie: if owner doesn't exist yet, try again in a moment
    		setTimeout(function() { YAHOO.widget.FlashAdapter.eventHandler( elementID, event ); }, 0);
    	}
    	else
    	{
    		loadedSWF.owner._eventHandler(event);
    	}
    };

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