How do you load a bitmap file into a BitmapData object?

Question

In Flash, the BitmapData object can be used to store bitmaps in RAM, you can later draw them to a MovieClip using the beginBitmapFill() method.

How do you load an ex

Answer 1

taking from cotton and will, this will display the bitmap after it is loaded:

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;

var bitmapData:BitmapData;
var bmVis:Bitmap;

var loader:Loader = new Loader();
    loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);
    loader.load(new URLRequest("put url here"));

function onComplete (event:Event):void
{
    trace("loaded!");
    bitmapData = event.target.content.bitmapData;
    bmVis = new Bitmap(bitmapData);
    this.addChild(bmVis);
}