ActionScript 3.0 :: Preloader Breaks External Class?
Feb 18, 2009
I am having a problem with a scrollbar I created when I use an external preloader. The scrollbar is defined in an external class and works just fine when I compile that SWF and also when I view it. When I load the main SWF through the preloader, I lose any functionality on the scrollbar. Its like the preloader SWF strips the scrollbar class definition from the main SWF. Is this possible? Does anyone know what's going on here?
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Code:
package{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.display.Loader;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
public class MainClass extends MovieClip {
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Location:
MainClass.as, Line 3
Description:
1046: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: loadBar.
Source:
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Location:
MainClass.as, Line 13
Description:
1120: Access of undefined property loadbar.
Source:
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