ActionScript 3 :: Using FL Components In Flash Builder Environment?
Apr 18, 2011
I have a pure AS3 project created in Flash Builder and I am trying to use fl.controls.Slider. I decided to link the fl library as a SWC. I downloaded one from here and included it in the project Library path. And then I instantiate the slider this way (this is in the main Sprite):
var s:Slider = new Slider();
addChild(s);
No compile error, but when I launch the project, I get the following runtime error:
Main Thread (Suspended: TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.)
flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChildAt [no source]
fl.controls::BaseButton/drawBackground
fl.controls::BaseButton/draw
fl.core::UIComponent/drawNow
fl.controls::Slider/draw
fl.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher
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