HTTPService Flex and Json data

[Jorge Solis]

Just for the records ...

Flex use HTTPService as the standard component to access back-end stuff. On a HTTPService you can set the content-type only as url-encoded data or XML (whatever other thing you add not only will trigger an error, but will be ignored, XML by default)
So if for whatever reason your back-end service check the content-type before to proccess the request (in my case, is looking for text/json) you should use your own way. In my case, I wrap the Json call into an XML object, that allow to set headers (URLRequest allows also) In any case, Darron Shall Json library works fine

Jorge

[kofi addaquay]

Hi Jorge, i am faced with this problem. i know it was a while back that you posted. but can you further explain this method?...or perhaps you found another way?

[Jorge Solis]

Hi Kofi

This was a couple of years ago and really I don't remember the details. I was playing around requestHeaders method to pass the proper data type in the URLRequest trough an array of URLRequestHeader. Also since I was using also AS2 at the time, I recall that there was a setHeader method in the XML class

Jorge

[kofi addaquay]

ok..no problem Jorge. i will find a way. just thought i asked you first. funny..i was googling for results..thats when i saw your post:)

[Jorge Solis]

Post when you find something always could be helpful to others ... will try to be more verbose next time, even for myself

Jorge