Teach Yourself Visually™ Flash® CS4 Professional

You can load SWF files and

images with the Loader class.

The Loader class works in a

similar way to the UILoader

component, but it does not

require a component — only

ActionScript.

LOAD THE SWF

1 Click a keyframe on the Timeline.

2 Click Window.

3 Click Actions.

The Actions panel opens.

You can also press

(+).

Option

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Load a SWF File Dynamically with ActionScript

Load a SWF File Dynamically

with ActionScript

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4 Type var mySwfPath:URLRequest =

new URLRequest(“?”); replacing ? with

the URL, or file path, of the SWF file you

want to load.

5 Create an instance of the Loader class by

typing var swfLoader:Loader = new

Loader();.

6 Type this.addChild(swfLoader); ...