<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
    layout="absolute"
    creationComplete="initSharedObject()">
    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
        import flash.net.SharedObject;

        public var sharedObj:SharedObject;

        private function initSharedObject():void{
            sharedObj = SharedObject.getLocal("myTasks");
            if (sharedObj.size > 0)
                textareaTasks.text=sharedObj.data.tasks;
        }

        public function localconnectionHandler(msg:String):void {
            textareaTasks.text= textareaTasks.text + msg + "\n";
        }

        private function clearTasks(event:MouseEvent):void {
            textareaTasks.text="";
        }

        private function saveTasks(event:MouseEvent):void {
            sharedObj.data.tasks = textareaTasks.text;
            sharedObj.flush();
        }

        private function deleteSavedTasks(event:MouseEvent):void {
            sharedObj.clear();
        }

        ]]>
    </mx:Script>
    <mx:Panel  horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0.5" verticalGap="15"
         paddingLeft="20" paddingRight="20" paddingBottom="20" paddingTop="20"
          height="300">
        <mx:Label text="Your tasks are..."/>
        <mx:TextArea id="textareaTasks"
             top="20" left="20" right="20" bottom="20"
             width="100%" height="100%"/>
        <mx:HBox>
            <mx:Button id="btnClearTasks" click="clearTasks(event)"
                label="Clear Tasks"/>
            <mx:Button id="btnSaveTasks" click="saveTasks(event)"
                label="Save Tasks to Shared Object"/>
            <mx:Button id="btnDeleteSavedTasks" click="deleteSavedTasks(event)"
                label="Delete Saved Shared Object Tasks"/>
        </mx:HBox>
    </mx:Panel>
</mx:Application>