var lozengeSprite:Sprite = new Sprite();

addChild(lozengeSprite);

var lozenge_holder:Bitmap = new Bitmap();//linked images extend bitmapData class

var lozenge_img:lozenge = new lozenge(0,0);//bitmapData must have size – any number will do as it will not resize – lozenge is ‘linkage’ name in library

lozenge_holder.bitmapData= lozenge_img;//new bitmap stores bitmap data ‘imported’ from library

lozengeSprite.addChild(lozenge_holder);

lozengeSprite.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, checkCanClick);//bitmap is not clickable – must be in event assignable object (sprite, mc, et al)

loaderThumbs = new Loader();

var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url); //url would be string of path or array element

configureListeners(loaderThumbs.contentLoaderInfo);

loaderThumbs.load(request);

containerSprite.addChild(loaderThumbs);

//preloading listeners

private function configureListeners(dispatcher:IEventDispatcher):void {

dispatcher.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeHandler);

dispatcher.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, ioErrorHandler);

dispatcher.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, progressHandler);

}//configureListeners

//error loading

private function ioErrorHandler(event:IOErrorEvent):void {

//ignore but handle

}//ioErrorHandler

//preloader

private function progressHandler(event:ProgressEvent):void {

//trace(“progressHandler: bytesLoaded=” + event.bytesLoaded + ” bytesTotal=” + event.bytesTotal);

//contentPreloader.percentage_mc.scaleX = event.bytesLoaded/event.bytesTotal;

}//progressHandler

//once it has loaded do something

private function completeHandler(event:Event):void {

//do whatever

}//completeHandler

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Get loaded content information:

private function completeHandler(event:Event):void {

trace(myLoader.contentLoaderInfo.width);

trace(myLoader.contentLoaderInfo.height);

}//completeHandler

/*

Returns a LoaderInfo object corresponding to the object being loaded. LoaderInfo objects are shared between the Loader object and the loaded content object. The LoaderInfo object supplies loading progress information and statistics about the loaded file. 

*/

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Draw bitmap data – set size and smoothing:

var myBitmapData:BitmapData = new BitmapData(stage.stageWidth , stage.stageHeight);

myBitmapData.draw(thumbnailsContainer.getChildAt(tempCounter));

var bmp:Bitmap = new Bitmap(myBitmapData);

bmp.smoothing = true;

mainArea.addChild(bmp);

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Simple smoothing of loaded image:

private function completeHandler(event:Event):void {

var bit:Bitmap = event.target.content;

if(bit != null){

bit.smoothing = true;

}

}//completeHandler