IDE :: Can't Get CopyPixels() To Work?
Sep 26, 2009
I did a function for blit scrolling successfully using Draw(), but then I heard that copyPixels is faster. Unfortunately, I'm not having the same success with that as I had with draw();
Specifically, no matter what I try to use for the source image, it keeps saying that it can't be coerced into a bitmapData object:
Code:
TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert SourceBitmap_bm$ to flash.display.BitmapData.
I tried referencing the bitmap in my Library (That's how I'd prefer to do it, copy from an item already sitting in my library) that has base class "flash.display.BitmapData", yet I get the error. I tried putting the bitmap into a movieclip and copying from that, same error. I tried copying from an offscreen instance of the mc (which worked fine with draw()), same error.
It's a mess by now because i've tried so many things, but this is my code:
[Code]...
I see are for copying pixels after loading in an external file. Does anyone know of an example that works with items already in library?
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