Is javascript the only way for DOM and flash plugins to "talk"?

I've often seen that whenever flash plugins need to transfer data to the page (which is outside the flash plugin), javascript would be开发者_运维知识库 used as the intermediary.

I was wondering are there other solutions? i.e. is it possible for the page to "talk" to the plugin and viceversa while javascript is disabled on the client side ?

If javascript is disabled there could be communication between Flash and PHP. If there is no Javascript turned on there couldn't be real-time communication between the Flash and the page. For example: If you have a video site the client would request certain video. This means that javascript should determine which video is requested and then the server should deliver it. So in my opinion Javascript is very necessary in many cases concerning Flash plugins. I know many video sites excluding youtube where you can't watch a video without Javascript turned on.

yes, Javascript is the only way out here.