Image remains null no matter what I do - actionscript-3

Question

I am working on a Action Script project and no matter what I did I wasn't able to get a texture from a Atlas, in the end I had to do some quick changes that I rather not keep. Does anyone know why I cannot get a texture from the createDiabloCrashArt method with this:
package gameObjects
{
import starling.core.Starling;
import starling.display.Image;
import starling.display.MovieClip;
import starling.display.Sprite;
import starling.events.Event;
import starling.utils.deg2rad;
public class Diablo extends Sprite
{
private var _type:int;
private var _speed:int;
private var _distance:int;
private var _alreadyHit:Boolean;
private var _position:String;
private var _hitArea:Image;
private var diabloImage:Image;
private var diabloAnimation:MovieClip;
private var diabloCrashImage:Image;
public function Diablo(_ptype:int, _pdistance:int)
{
super();
this._type = _ptype;
this._distance = _pdistance;
this._speed = GameConstants.DIABLO_SPEED;
_alreadyHit = false;
this.addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, onAddedToStage);
}
private function onAddedToStage(e:Event):void
{
this.removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, onAddedToStage);
createDiabloArt();
}
private function createDiabloArt():void
{ //Gets some other stuff using the same getAtlas but as MovieAnimation and works.
}
private function createDiabloCrashArt():void
{
// trace("diablo_chingo" + _type + "KO");
if (diabloCrashImage == null)
{
diabloCrashImage = new Image(Assets.getAtlas().getTexture("diablo_chingo" + _type + "KO"));
this.addChild(diabloCrashImage);
}
else
{
diabloCrashImage.texture = Assets.getAtlas().getTexture("diablo_chingo" + _type + "KO");
}
diabloCrashImage.visible = false;
}
private function hidePreviousInstance():void
{
if (diabloAnimation != null && _type <= GameConstants.DIABLO_TYPE_4)
{
diabloAnimation.visible = false;
Starling.juggler.remove(diabloAnimation);
}
if (diabloImage != null) diabloImage.visible = false;
}
public function get type():int { return _type; }
public function set type(value:int):void
{
_type = value;
resetForReuse();
hidePreviousInstance();
createDiabloArt();
}
public function get alreadyHit():Boolean { return _alreadyHit; }
public function set alreadyHit(value:Boolean):void
{
_alreadyHit = value;
if (value)
{
diabloCrashImage.visible = true;
if (_type >= GameConstants.DIABLO_TYPE_1 || _type <= GameConstants.DIABLO_TYPE_4)
{
diabloAnimation.visible = false;
}
else
{
diabloImage.visible = false;
Starling.juggler.remove(diabloAnimation);
}
}
}
public function resetForReuse():void
{
this.alreadyHit = false;
this.rotation = deg2rad(0);
}
}
}
But it works by changing the following things:
private function onAddedToStage(e:Event):void
{
this.removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, onAddedToStage);
createDiabloArt();
createDiabloCrashArt();
}
private function createDiabloCrashArt():void
{
// trace("diablo_chingo" + _type + "KO");
if (diabloCrashImage == null)
{
diabloCrashImage = new Image(Assets.getTexture("Diablo1"));
this.addChild(diabloCrashImage);
}
else
{
diabloCrashImage.texture = Assets.getTexture("Diablo1");
//Assets.getAtlas().getTexture("diablo_chingo" + _type + "KO");
}
diabloCrashImage.visible = false;
}
I verified time and time again with debugger, trace and the like that the right parameters where reaching the function such as _type, as a matter of fact in the long method that I didn't include getting the texture I need using the above syntax worked wonderfully.
I tried to:
Change Image to MovieClip
Initialize before getting to createCrashArt
Getting other textures like the ones I can already display (didn't work)
Staring at it really hard.
Setting a default string for the texture.
None yielded anything until I changed the code to look like in the second snippet, the thing is that I don't get why it didn't work and I rather not depend on a quick fix that may or may not turn into a setback later.
Seriously any help to understand this would be great. I don't even care that ir is working right now I just can't for the life of me figure what was wrong in the first place.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT:
public static function getAtlas():TextureAtlas
{
if (gameTextureAtlas == null)
{
var texture:Texture = getTexture("AtlasTextureGame");
var xml:XML = XML(new AtlasXmlGame());
gameTextureAtlas=new TextureAtlas(texture, xml);
}
return gameTextureAtlas;
}
/**
* Returns a texture from this class based on a string key.
*
* #param name A key that matches a static constant of Bitmap type.
* #return a starling texture.
*/
public static function getTexture(name:String):Texture
{
if (gameTextures[name] == undefined)
{
var bitmap:Bitmap = new Assets[name]();
gameTextures[name]=Texture.fromBitmap(bitmap);
}
//trace("Tomando textura!");
return gameTextures[name];
}
EDIT: Assets class
package
{
import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.utils.Dictionary;
import starling.textures.Texture;
import starling.textures.TextureAtlas;
public class Assets
{
/**
* Atlas de texturas.
*/
[Embed(source="../Witchmedia/graphics/Spritesheet/ScarletWitch.png")]
public static const AtlasTextureGame:Class;
[Embed(source="../Witchmedia/graphics/Spritesheet/ScarletWitch.xml", mimeType="application/octet-stream")]
public static const AtlasXmlGame:Class;
/**
* Assets de Fondo y botones.
*/
[Embed(source="../Witchmedia/graphics/bgLayer3.jpg")]
public static const BgLayer1:Class;
[Embed(source="../Witchmedia/graphics/Diablo1.png")]
public static const Diablo1:Class;
/**
* Cache de Texturas
*/
private static var gameTextures:Dictionary = new Dictionary();
private static var gameTextureAtlas:TextureAtlas;
/**
* Returna una instancia del atlas de texturas.
* #return the TextureAtlas instance (Singleton)
*/
public static function getAtlas():TextureAtlas
{
if (gameTextureAtlas == null)
{
var texture:Texture = getTexture("AtlasTextureGame");
var xml:XML = XML(new AtlasXmlGame());
gameTextureAtlas=new TextureAtlas(texture, xml);
}
return gameTextureAtlas;
}
/**
* Returns a texture from this class based on a string key.
*
* #param name A key that matches a static constant of Bitmap type.
* #return a starling texture.
*/
public static function getTexture(name:String):Texture
{
if (gameTextures[name] == undefined)
{
var bitmap:Bitmap = new Assets[name]();
gameTextures[name]=Texture.fromBitmap(bitmap);
}
//trace("Tomando textura!");
return gameTextures[name];
}
}

Answer 1

Can you check with this method, Give the texture declaration in a separate class, i guess it doesnt take the appropriate texture.
public static function getAtlas(atlasNumb:uint = 1):TextureAtlas
{
if(sTextureAtlas[atlasNumb - 1] == null)
{
var texture:Texture = getTexture("AtlasTexture"+atlasNumb);
var xml:XML = XML(create("AtlasXml"+atlasNumb));
sTextureAtlas[atlasNumb-1] = new TextureAtlas(texture, xml);
}
return sTextureAtlas[atlasNumb - 1];
}
private static function create(name:String):Object
{
var textureClass:Class = AssetEmbeds_2x;
return new textureClass[name];
}
And define the textures .png and xml in a separate file called AssetEmbeds_2x.
while calling the texture define like
Assets.getAtlas(1).getTextures("xxx"). I hope it wll