Adobe Flash Professional CS5 : Removing External Content

10/25/2011 4:23:54 PM

Once an external SWF file is loaded, how do you unload it to return to the main Flash movie? The easiest way is to remove the Loader object from the Stage, so the audience can no longer see it. You will use the command removeChild() and specify the name of the Loader object in between the parentheses to remove it from the Stage.

1.	Select the first frame of the actionscript layer and open the Actions panel. Note Another way to remove external content is to use the command, unload(). The code, myLoader.unload() removes the SWF that is loaded into the Loader object, but the Loader object remains on the Stage.
2.	Add the following lines to your code in the Script pane: myLoader.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, unloadcontent); function unloadcontent(myevent:MouseEvent):void { removeChild(myLoader); } This code adds an event listener to the Loader object called myLoader. When you click on the Loader object, the function called unloadcontent is executed. The function performs just one action: It removes the Loader object from the Stage.
3.	Choose Control > Test Movie > in Flash Professional to preview the movie. Click on any of the four sections, and then click on the loaded content to return to the main movie.

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