MakeRequest.mxml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> 

<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" 

xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" 

xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" minWidth="955" minHeight="600"> 

<fx:Script> 

<![CDATA[

import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.*;
import mx.controls.Alert;
import flash.external.ExternalInterface;
        
        var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
		[Bindable] public var html:String = "";
				
        public function URLLoaderExample():void {
            loader = new URLLoader();
            configureListeners(loader);
	
			var url:String = url_input1.text;
			var post:String = url_input2.text;
			var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
			if (post) {
				ExternalInterface.call("alert", "Making POST request to: " + url);
				request.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
				request.data = post;
				}
			else {
				ExternalInterface.call("alert", "Making GET request to: " + url);
			}
			try {
				loader.load(request);
			} catch (error:Error) {
				trace("Unable to load requested document.");
			}
        }

        private function configureListeners(dispatcher:IEventDispatcher):void {
            dispatcher.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeHandler);
            dispatcher.addEventListener(Event.OPEN, openHandler);
            dispatcher.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, progressHandler);
            dispatcher.addEventListener(SecurityErrorEvent.SECURITY_ERROR, securityErrorHandler);
            dispatcher.addEventListener(HTTPStatusEvent.HTTP_STATUS, httpStatusHandler);
            dispatcher.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, ioErrorHandler);
        }

        private function completeHandler(event:Event):void {
            var loader:URLLoader = URLLoader(event.target);
            html = loader.data;
                
        }

        private function openHandler(event:Event):void {
            trace("openHandler: " + event);
        }

        private function progressHandler(event:ProgressEvent):void {
            trace("progressHandler loaded:" + event.bytesLoaded + " total: " + event.bytesTotal);
        }

        private function securityErrorHandler(event:SecurityErrorEvent):void {
            trace("securityErrorHandler: " + event);
        }

        private function httpStatusHandler(event:HTTPStatusEvent):void {
            trace("httpStatusHandler: " + event);
        }

        private function ioErrorHandler(event:IOErrorEvent):void {
            trace("ioErrorHandler: " + event);
        }


]]> 

</fx:Script> 

<s:TextInput id="url_input1" text="[URL] ex: http://www.example.com/?id=1" width="500" x="10" y="0"/>

<s:TextInput id="url_input2" text="[POST] ex: test=1 (delete text for GET requests)" width="500" x="10" y="30"/>

<s:TextArea text="Result &#13; {html}"  width="500" height="400" x="10" y="60"/> 

<s:Button label="Send" click="URLLoaderExample()"  x="10" y="470"/> 

</s:Application>