Red5 AMF3 Flex : Data Type Mappings

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Flash Codecs - AMF, AMF3, RTMP, FLV
Data Type Mappings

Flash/FlexJavaNumberany of the Java numeric typesint/uint ^*any of the non-floating point Java numeric typesStringStringBooleanBoolean/booleanArrayListObjectorg.red5.io.utils.ObjectMapDatejava.util.DateXMLorg.w3c.dom.DocumentByteArray ^*org.red5.io.amf3.ByteArrayIExternalizable ^*org.red5.io.amf3.IExternalizableArrayCollection ^*org.red5.compatibility.flex.messaging.io.ArrayCollectionObjectProxy ^*org.red5.compatibility.flex.messaging.io.ObjectProxyNullnullcustom class ^**custom class

Please note that Red5 performs automatic parameter conversion, e.g. if you pass a number to a method that takes a String as parameter, it is automatically converted.

JavaFlash/Flexany of the Java numeric typesNumberany of the non-floating point Java numeric typesint/uint ^*StringStringboolean/BooleanBooleanList/SetArrayMapArray or Object, depends on the Map contentsany objectsObjectorg.red5.io.utils.ObjectMapObjectjava.util.DateDateorg.w3c.dom.DocumentXMLorg.red5.io.amf3.ByteArrayByteArray ^*org.red5.io.amf3.IExternalizableIExternalizable ^*org.red5.compatibility.flex.messaging.io.ArrayCollectionArrayCollection ^*org.red5.compatibility.flex.messaging.io.ObjectProxyObjectProxy ^*nullNullcustom classcustom class ^**

^* = Only available in Flash Player 9 or newer (AMF3)
^** = You can map the class to serialize to in Red5 by adding “[RemoteClass(alias="package.to.RemoteClass")]” above your Flex class definition.