VideoHive

FlashVars vs XML

2504 posts Nice Guy
  • Most Wanted Bounty Winner
  • Elite Author
  • Sold between 250 000 and 1 000 000 dollars
  • Has been a member for 5-6 years
  • Repeatedly Helped protect Envato Marketplaces against copyright violations
  • Won a Competition
  • Bought between 100 and 499 items
  • Exclusive Author
  • Referred between 200 and 499 users
+5 more
RubenBristian says

It is wise to send 1500+ characters with flash vars to a swf object, or should i an xml file for this? I am in a situation where i could simplify my work using flashvars instead of xml but i am not sure of the results…:)

519 posts
  • Beta Tester
  • Bought between 10 and 49 items
  • Contributed a Tutorial to a Tuts+ Site
  • Exclusive Author
  • Has been a member for 3-4 years
  • Referred between 1 and 9 users
  • Repeatedly Helped protect Envato Marketplaces against copyright violations
  • Sold between 1 000 and 5 000 dollars
pxt says

If you have the time, I would test both out and see which one works out the fastest.

2504 posts Nice Guy
  • Most Wanted Bounty Winner
  • Elite Author
  • Sold between 250 000 and 1 000 000 dollars
  • Has been a member for 5-6 years
  • Repeatedly Helped protect Envato Marketplaces against copyright violations
  • Won a Competition
  • Bought between 100 and 499 items
  • Exclusive Author
  • Referred between 200 and 499 users
+5 more
RubenBristian says

Working on a wordpress plugin just in case anyone wonders..:D

4126 posts
  • Bought between 1 and 9 items
  • Brazil
  • Community Superstar
  • Exclusive Author
  • Has been a member for 4-5 years
  • Referred between 1 and 9 users
  • Sold between 5 000 and 10 000 dollars
tsafi says

Most flashers will go with Xml (I think it’s more of a clean way to go), but I think non flasher/wordpress will prefer flash vars + better (easy)CEO and less stuff to upload .

What’s faster? Xml is more reliably on the complete fire event parameters, with vars many dev` just shove it there

842 posts
  • Author had a File in an Envato Bundle
  • Author had a Free File of the Month
  • Bought between 10 and 49 items
  • Elite Author
  • Exclusive Author
  • Has been a member for 4-5 years
  • Referred between 50 and 99 users
+2 more
marcfolio says

If it’s 15 or less I say flashvars. Especially if the majority of the vars will rarely be used. And if it’s a utility that’s to be reused in wordpress flash vars all the way.

XML for those times you need more and things like HTML text.

1422 posts
  • Microlancer Beta Tester
  • Author had a File in an Envato Bundle
  • Bought between 50 and 99 items
  • Elite Author
  • Exclusive Author
  • Has been a member for 3-4 years
  • Sold between 100 000 and 250 000 dollars
+2 more
ZoomIt says

Working with FlashVars in WP sucks because

some clients may have auto SEO plugins installed which replaces key keywords even inside the < script > tag ( I know, it’s stupid!!! ) / some other plugin that decides to format inside the script tag / wp auto formatting = more support questions

I would go with xml if I were to write my plugin again

133 posts
  • Microlancer Beta Tester
  • Sold between 50 000 and 100 000 dollars
  • Interviewed on the Envato Notes blog
  • Author had a File in an Envato Bundle
  • Exclusive Author
  • Has been a member for 3-4 years
  • Beta Tester
+2 more
goTo says

Well, for me if there are just simple vars I would use flashvars otherwise I would use the XML . :)

by
by
by
by
by