loading a large number of images

Question

I have this code which works fine when selecting a small number of images.

public var fileReferenceList:FileReferenceList;

public function browseFiles(event:Event = null):void 
{
    fileReferenceList= new FileReferenceList();
    fileReferenceList.addEventListener(Event.SELECT,onMultipleFileSelect);
    fileReferenceList.browse("images");
}

private function onMultipleFileSelect(event:Event):void
{
    fileReferenceList.removeEventListener(Event.SELECT,onMultipleFileSelect);
    var fileList:Array = event.target.fileList;
    trace(fileList[0].name);
}

However, when selecting a large number of images (1000+), the fileList isn't initialized yet when the SELECT event is dispatched. Is there a way to wait for the fileList to be initialized?

Answer 1

Hoo boy. I don't think you will ever get the kind of performance you would like when selecting that many files, but a possible solution would be to check if fileList is null and if it is, call a function that takes the reference to your fileList as a parameter using callLater. In that method, check if it is still null, then call the function again using callLater. No guarantees on this one. It might not work because of the FileReferenceList sandbox requirements of dealing with stuff in UI event handlers. Best of luck.