Destroy flash object using javascript

开发者_C百科I have a flash object that connects to the user's webcam.

In Firefox, I can remove the container div of the object (using jQuery) and the camera will turn off.

However, in IE8, when I remove the container div, the camera stays on but the flash object appears to be removed from the DOM.

Is there a way to sever the connection between IE and the webcam so the light on the webcam will go off when the flash object is removed from the DOM?

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Have you tried emptying the div opposed to disposing of it? Perhaps IE just hides the div where as fire fox empties it, then hides it.

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Well, it looks like I was just being impatient! IE eventually releases the connection to the webcam (and turns off the light), it just takes about 15 seconds. I assume this is just a difference in how the garbage collectors work.