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NPN_GetURLNotify

Requests creation of a new stream with the contents of the specified URL; gets notification of the result.

Syntax 

#include <npapi.h>
 
NPError NPN_GetURLNotify(NPP    instance,
 
                         const  char* url, 
 
                         const  char* target,
 
                         void*   notifyData);

Parameters

The function has the following parameters: 

instance
Pointer to the current plug-in instance.
 
url
Pointer to the URL of the request.
 
target
Name of the target window or frame, or one of several special target names. For values, see NPN_GetURL.
 
notifyData
Plug-in-private value for associating the request with the subsequent NPP_URLNotify call, which passes this value (see Description below).

Returns

  • If successful, the function returns NPERR_NO_ERROR.
  • If unsuccessful, the plug-in is not loaded and the function returns an error code. For possible values, see Error Codes.

Description

NPN_GetURLNotify works just like NPN_GetURL, with one exception. NPN_GetURLNotify notifies the plug-in instance upon successful or unsuccessful completion of the request by calling the plug-in's NPP_URLNotify function and passing it the notifyData value.

NPN_GetURLNotify typically handles the URL request asynchronously. It returns immediately and only later handles the request and calls NPP_URLNotify. This notification is the only way the plug-in can tell whether a request with a null target failed, or that a request with a non-null target completed.

For requests that complete unsuccessfully, the browser calls NPP_URLNotify as soon as possible. For requests that complete successfully:

  • If the target is non-null, the browser calls NPP_URLNotify after it has finished loading the URL.
  • If the target is null, the browser calls NPP_URLNotify after closing the stream by calling NPN_DestroyStream.

If this function is called with a target parameter value of _self or a parent to _self, this function should return an INVALID_PARAM NPError. This is the only way to notify the plug-in once it is deleted.

See Also 

NPN_GetURL, NPN_PostURL, NPN_PostURLNotify, NPP_URLNotify, NPP

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