capabilities (System.capabilities)

Object
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    +-System.capabilities

public class capabilities
extends Object

The Capabilities class determines the abilities of the system and player that host a SWF file, which lets you tailor content for different formats. For example, the screen of a mobile device is different from a computer screen. To provide appropriate content to as many users as possible, you can use the System.capabilities object to determine the type of device a user has. You can then either specify to the server to send different SWF files based on the device capabilities or tell the SWF file to alter its presentation based on the capabilities of the device.

You can send capabilities information using a GET or POST HTTP method.

The following example shows a string for a mobile device:

that indicates a normal screen orientation
that is running an undetermined language
that is running the Symbian7.0sSeries60V2 operating system
that is configured so the user can't access hard disk, camera or microphone
that has the Flash Lite player as the official release version
for which the Flash Lite player does not support the development nor playback of screen broadcast applications to be run through Flash Media Server
that does not support printing on the device
that the Flash Lite player is running on a mobile device that supports embedded video.

 undefinedScreenOrientation=normal language=xu OS=Symbian7.0sSeries60V2 

 localFileReadDisable=true avHardwareDisable=true isDebugger=false 

 hasScreenBroadcast=false hasScreenPlayback=false hasPrinting=false 

 hasEmbeddedVideo=true

Most properties of the System.capabilities object are read-only.

Property summary

Modifiers	Property	Description
`static`	audioMIMETypes`:`Array [read-only]	Returns an array of MIME types for audio codecs supported by a mobile device.
`static`	avHardwareDisable`:`Boolean [read-only]	A Boolean value that specifies whether access to the user's camera and microphone has been administratively prohibited (`true`) or allowed (`false`).
`static`	has4WayKeyAS`:`Boolean [read-only]	A Boolean value that is `true` if the Flash Lite player executes the ActionScript code associated with key event handlers that are associated with the left, right, up, and down keys.
`static`	hasAccessibility`:`Boolean [read-only]	A Boolean value that is `true` if the player is running in an environment that supports communication between Flash Player and accessibility aids; `false` otherwise.
`static`	hasAudio`:`Boolean [read-only]	Specifies if the system has audio capabilities.
`static`	hasAudioEncoder`:`Boolean [read-only]	Specifies if the Flash Player can encode an audio stream.
`static`	hasCMIDI`:`Boolean [read-only]	Returns `true` if the mobile device can play sound data in the CMIDI audio format.
`static`	hasCompoundSound`:`Boolean [read-only]	Returns `true` if the Flash Lite player can process compound sound data.
`static`	hasDataLoading`:`Boolean [read-only]	Returns `true` if the Flash Lite player can dynamically load additional data through calls to specific functions.
`static`	hasEmail`:`Boolean [read-only]	Returns `true` if the Flash Lite player can send e-mail messages with the `GetURL` ActionScript command.
`static`	hasEmbeddedVideo`:`Boolean [read-only]	A Boolean value that indicates whether the mobile device supports embedded video.
`static`	hasMappableSoftKeys`:`Boolean	Returns `true` if the mobile device allows you to reset or reassign softkey labels and handle events from those softkeys.
`static`	hasMFI`:`Boolean [read-only]	Returns `true` if the mobile device is capable of playing sound data in the MFI audio format.
`static`	hasMIDI`:`Boolean [read-only]	Returns `true` if the mobile device is capable of playing sound data in the MIDI audio format.
`static`	hasMMS`:`Boolean [read-only]	Returns `true` if the mobile device can send MMS messages with the `GetURL` ActionScript command.
`static`	hasMouse`:`Boolean [read-only]	Indicates whether the mobile device sends mouse-related events to a Flash Lite player.
`static`	hasMP3`:`Boolean [read-only]	Specifies if the mobile device has a MP3 decoder.
`static`	hasPrinting`:`Boolean [read-only]	A Boolean value that is `true` if the player is running on a mobile device that supports printing; `false` otherwise.
`static`	hasQWERTYKeyboard`:`Boolean [read-only]	Returns `true` if the Flash Lite player can process ActionScript code associated with all keys found on a standard QWERTY keyboard, including the BACKSPACE key.
`static`	hasScreenBroadcast`:`Boolean [read-only]	A Boolean value that is `true` if the player supports the development of screen broadcast applications to be run through Flash Media Server; `false` otherwise.
`static`	hasScreenPlayback`:`Boolean [read-only]	A Boolean value that is `true` if the player supports the playback of screen broadcast applications that are being run through Flash Media Server; `false` otherwise.
`static`	hasSharedObjects`:`Boolean [read-only]	Returns `true` if the Flash Lite content playing back in an application can access the Flash Lite version of shared objects.
`static`	hasSMAF`:`Boolean [read-only]	Returns `true` if the mobile device is capable of playing sound data in the SMAF audio format.
`static`	hasSMS`:`Number [read-only]	Indicates whether the mobile device can send SMS messages with the `GetURL` ActionScript command.
`static`	hasStreamingAudio`:`Boolean [read-only]	A Boolean value that is `true` if the player can play streaming audio; `false` otherwise.
`static`	hasStreamingVideo`:`Boolean [read-only]	A Boolean value that indicates whether the player can play streaming video.
`static`	hasStylus`:`Boolean [read-only]	Indicates if the mobile device supports stylus-related events.
`static`	hasVideoEncoder`:`Boolean [read-only]	Specifies if the Flash Player can encode a video stream.
`static`	hasXMLSocket`:`Number [read-only]	Indicates whether the host application supports XML sockets.
`static`	imageMIMETypes`:`Array [read-only]	Returns an array that contains all MIME types that the `loadMovie` function and the codecs for a mobile device support for processing images.
`static`	isDebugger`:`Boolean [read-only]	A Boolean value that indicates whether the player is an officially released version (`false`) or a special debugging version (`true`).
`static`	language`:`String [read-only]	Indicates the language of the system on which the player is running.
`static`	localFileReadDisable`:`Boolean [read-only]	A Boolean value that indicates whether read access to the user's hard disk has been administratively prohibited (`true`) or allowed (`false`).
`static`	MIMETypes`:`Array [read-only]	Returns an array that contains all MIME types that the `loadMovie` function, Sound and Video objects support.
`static`	os`:`String [read-only]	A string that indicates the current operating system.
`static`	screenOrientation`:`String [read-only]	This member variable of the System.capabilities object that indicates the current screen orientation.
`static`	screenResolutionX`:`Number [read-only]	An integer that indicates the maximum horizontal resolution of the screen.
`static`	screenResolutionY`:`Number [read-only]	An integer that indicates the maximum vertical resolution of the screen.
`static`	softKeyCount`:`Number [read-only]	Indicates the number of remappable soft keys that the mobile device supports.
`static`	version`:`String [read-only]	A string that contains the Flash Player platform and version information (for example, `"WIN 7,1,0,0"`).
`static`	videoMIMETypes`:`Array [read-only]	Indicates all the MIME types for video that the mobile device's codecs support.

Properties inherited from class Object

constructor (Object.constructor property), __proto__ (Object.__proto__ property), prototype (Object.prototype property), __resolve (Object.__resolve property)

Method summary

Methods inherited from class Object

addProperty (Object.addProperty method), hasOwnProperty (Object.hasOwnProperty method), isPropertyEnumerable (Object.isPropertyEnumerable method), isPrototypeOf (Object.isPrototypeOf method), registerClass (Object.registerClass method), toString (Object.toString method), unwatch (Object.unwatch method), valueOf (Object.valueOf method), watch (Object.watch method)

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