The <apex: flash> component is another useful component in the VF page that acts as a Flash movie, rendered with the HTML object and embed tags.
The <apex: flash> component has the following attributes:
1. flashvars
The flashvars attribute is a string-type attribute used to import the root level variables to the movie created before the first frame of the SWF is played. The value should consist of a list of ampersand-separated name-value pairs.
Syntax
<apex: flash flashVars="varName"></apex: flash>
2. height
The height attribute is a string-type attribute used to specify the height at which this movie is displayed. We specify its value as a relative percentage of the total available vertical space or as a number of pixels.
Syntax
<apex: flash height="50%"></apex: flash>
3. id
The id attribute is a string-type attribute, i.e., a unique identifier that allows this component to be referenced by other components on the page.
Syntax
<apex: flash id="flashId"></apex: flash>
4. loop
The loop attribute is a Boolean-type attribute that specifies whether the flash movie plays repeatedly or just once. Boolean-value false is set as the default value for this attribute.
Syntax
<apex: flash loop="true"></apex: flash>
5. play
The play attribute is a Boolean-type attribute that specifies whether the flash movie automatically begins playing when displayed. Boolean-value false is set as the default value for this attribute.
Syntax
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<apex: flash play="true"></apex: flash>
6. rendered
The rendered attribute is a Boolean-type attribute used to specify whether this component is rendered on the page or not. Boolean-value true is set as the default value for this attribute.
Syntax
<apex: flash rendered="false"></apex: flash>
7. src
The src attribute is a string-type attribute used to specify the path to the movie displayed. The value for this attribute is expressed as a URL. We can store the flash movie in a static resource in Salesforce.
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Syntax
<apex: flash src="URL of flash movie"></apex: flash>
8. width
The width attribute is a string-type attribute used to specify the width at which this movie is displayed. We specify its value as a relative percentage of the total available horizontal space or as a number of pixels.
Syntax
<apex: flash width="50%"></apex: flash>
Let's take an example to understand how we can use the <apex: flash> component on the VF page:
Note: Salesforce retired the <apex: flash> component with the Winter '21(October 2020) release'. So, we cannot use this component on the Visualforce page as Salesforce depreciated it.
ApexFlashExample.vfp
<apex: page sidebar="false" showheader="false">
<apex: flash src="http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/samples/drawing_1/1_coordinates.swf" height="300" width="100%" />
</apex: page>
