Similar to desktop Flash and AIR applications, the default system Web browser can be invoked through classes in the flash.net package based upon some user interaction. On Android, since all applications take up a full window, we must be extra mindful of any disruption this may cause while the user is interacting with our application. For instance, when the user received a phone call or text message and must exit the application.
Having the application invoke navigateToURL and passing in a new URLRequest will open the default web browser. In this example, we will open a website once a TOUCH_TAP event is detected:
1. First, import the following classes into your project:
import flash.display.Sprite; import flash.display.StageAlign; import flash.display.StageScaleMode; import flash.events.TouchEvent; import flash.text.TextField; import flash.text.TextFormat; import flash.net.navigateToURL; import flash.net.URLRequest; import flash...