46.1. Overview

The mx.rpc package is where all the action is for connecting to any of the types of remote services that Flex supports. The mx.rpc package supports asynchronous calls to backend services such as Web Services, HTTP-based services, and Adobe's open-source protocol, AMF. In MXML, these services are available as components: <mx:HTTPService> for HTTP-based Web Services, <mx:WebService> for SOAP-based Web Services, and <mx:RemoteObject> for remote AMF object-based services. These same services classes are also available for use in ActionScript.

Regardless of the services you use to connect to remote data, the process will be the same: