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Share on Twitter (with Bit.ly shortned link) [FLEX]

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//Twitter/Bit.Ly Share Imports
import flash.net.navigateToURL;
import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;
import mx.rpc.xml.SimpleXMLDecoder;
import mx.utils.ObjectUtil;
 
 
//Twitter/Bit.Ly Share Vars
private var bitLyLoader:URLLoader;
 
 
/*
 * Call this function to share on twitter, passing your url trough bit.ly!
*/
private function twitterShare(articleUrl:String):void
{
	// Insert your bit.ly account name & API Key bellow
	var bitLyApiUrl:String = "http://api.bit.ly/v3/shorten?login=ACCOUNT NAME&apiKey=API KEY&longUrl="+articleUrl+"&format=xml";
	var bitLyApi:URLRequest = new URLRequest(bitLyApiUrl);
	bitLyLoader = new URLLoader(bitLyApi);
	bitLyLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, bitLyFinished);
}
 
/*
* Get the short link & post to twitter
*/
private function bitLyFinished(event:Event):void
{
	// Lets decode the bit.ly answer!
	var getLink:XMLDocument = new XMLDocument(bitLyLoader.data);
	var decoder:SimpleXMLDecoder = new SimpleXMLDecoder(true);
	var bitLyLink:Object = decoder.decodeXML(getLink);
	// Insert your message bellow! Use %23 for trending topics! (Example: %23DigitalWorks)
	var URL:String = "http://twitter.com/home?status=Currently reading "+bitLyLink+" %23DigitalWorks";
	navigateToURL(new URLRequest(URL), '_blank');
}