BitmapData.loadBitmap

[Incrue]

I am not good with flex, so this
http://www.flashguru.co.uk/bitmapdat...pt-3/#more-627
is really confusing
Does anyone know how to do this with f9 alpha?
Anyway, its sad how they make things that used to be so simple and fast so difficult...

[Tink]

Take a look at http://www.lfpug.com/introduction-to-flash-9-27072006/

Its not difficult just different.

[Incrue]

Thanks Tink, but i couldn't find what i was looking for...
That is how to take a jpg from library and send it to a bitmapData Object

[Xeef]

Hmmmm

this is from the F8 help

but not see why it shoud not work whit F9

import flash.display.BitmapData;
var linkageId:String = "libraryBitmap";
var myBitmapData:BitmapData = BitmapData.loadBitmap(linkageId);
trace(myBitmapData instanceof BitmapData);
// true
var mc:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("mc", this.getNextHighestDepth());
mc.attachBitmap(myBitmapData, this.getNextHighestDepth());

[Incrue]

Cos loadBitmap was removed...

[Tink]

That is how to take a jpg from library and send it to a bitmapData Object

loadBitmap took a bitmap from the library and created a BitmapData object. so thats not what you want?

[Incrue]

Yes,thats what i want, but the BitmapDAta method loadBitmap was removed in AS3
I want to do this in f9...

[Tink]

so in Flash 9 you have to link the bitmap in your library to a class.

you then create an instance of that class and you get a BitmapData object.

you can no longer display this in a MovieClip you have to create a Bitmap object to display you BitmapData.

you then add your Bitmap to a displayList.

[Incrue]

Originally Posted by Tink

so in Flash 9 you have to link the bitmap in your library to a class.

Thanks Tink!
That class must extend BitmapData?

[Tink]

you don't actually have to have a class. if the class name you put in the field doesn't exist flash will auto-generate the class for you (again this is all in that presentation and there are sample files to download).

When it auto-generates a class it does acually create anything on your hard drive but enabled you to use that class name along with the 'new' keyword' to create an instance of your bitmap from the library. The auto-generated class with extend BitmapData.