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

You have to load the external file (.jpg) into a MovieClip and wait for it to load.

Then take a snapshot of the MovieClip that contains the external file, into your BitmapData object.

myBitmap = new BitmapData(myMC._width, myMC._height,true,0x00FFFFFF)

myBitmap.draw( myMC)

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See Introducing the Image API in Flash 8.