Loading an External SWF

Loading an external SWF is a breeze….once you get used to it….

Here’s the code:

var urlToLoad:String = “nameOfSwf.swf”;
//path to SWF that i want to load

var swfLoader:Loader = new Loader();
//you have to make a new loader variable to load the SWF

var swfRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(urlToLoad);
//you have to make a new URLRequest to put a URL to load from

swfLoader.load(swfRequest);
//using the .load method will actually load the URL into the loader

addChild(swfLoader);
you will NEVER see what you loaded unless you manually add the loader to the stage

swfLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, accessSWF);
//you cannot access the SWF you loaded on the stage unless you do it once the load has completed. Doesn’t matter if you’re loading a 5kb SWF or a 890kb SWF. Don’t try to access things in the SWF until it’s completed loading or you will get an error saying you’re accessing a null object. It’s there but null because it hasn’t finished loading yet.

function accessSWF(e:ProgressEvent):void
{

//now do something because the SWF has fully loaded.

}

Now you can do different things and use loops and variables to load things onto the stage for more flexibility, but these are the basics!

Good Luck!

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Published:
August 11, 2008 / 10:52 am
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Actionscript 3.0, General, flash cs3
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