Load Akamai plugin example using Static plugin loading method

Question

Hi,
I want to load Akamai plugin example using Static plugin loading method. For that, I passed "com.akamai.osmf.AkamaiBasicStreamingPluginInfo" as a class defination, but I got error stating, ReferenceError: Error #1065: Variable AkamaiBasicStreamingPluginInfo is not defined.
Makjosh once sent a post that the title was "Getting an error while loading the plugin using static plugin load method". I then follow the solution. But how can I add the dependent project(Flex/AS Build Path -> Library Path -> Add Project). As a result, I do not find the AkamaiBasicStreamingPlugin project only having the NetMocker project and the StrobeUnit project in it.
So I try to link the AkamaiBasicStreamingPlugin project use the following method(project properties->Project References->select "AkamaiBasicStreamingPlugin"), it still causes the same error.
Please help me.
Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi,
A couple of things to look at:
1) Make sure you have the import statement in your project:
            import com.akamai.osmf.AkamaiBasicStreamingPluginInfo;
2) Make sure you add the AkamaiBasicStreamingPlugin folder to your Flex Build Path (right click project, select "properties", then "Flex Build Path", in "Source Path" you need to add the plugin folder).
3) If you are still getting Error #1065, you can try a trick where you force the swf compiler to pull in the class:
            private static const loadTestRef:AkamaiBasicStreamingPluginInfo = null;
Now you should be able to use getDefinitionByName to load the plugin:
                var pluginResource:IMediaResource;
                var pluginInfoRef:Class = flash.utils.getDefinitionByName(className) as Class;
                pluginResource = new PluginClassResource(pluginInfoRef);
                pluginManager.addEventListener(PluginLoadEvent.PLUGIN_LOADED, onPluginLoaded);
                pluginManager.addEventListener(PluginLoadEvent.PLUGIN_LOAD_FAILED, onPluginLoadFailed);
                pluginManager.loadPlugin(pluginResource);
Hope that helps,
- charles