Greensock ImageLoader load image as bitmap not create movieclip - actionscript-3

Question

I have use greensock imageloader for sometimes (It's a great plug-in so easy to use and i love it), just wondering is there a way you can load bitmap which doesn't create a movieclip inside the container? I couldn't find this solution in the API
http://www.greensock.com/as/docs/tween/com/greensock/loading/ImageLoader.html
does anyone have any experience?
Cheers
Bill

Answer 1

According to the docs:
The ImageLoader's content refers to a ContentDisplay (Sprite) that is created immediately so that you can position/scale/rotate it or add ROLL_OVER/ROLL_OUT/CLICK listeners before (or while) the image loads. Use the ImageLoader's content property to get the ContentDisplay Sprite, or use the rawContent property to get the actual Bitmap. If a container is defined in the vars object, the ContentDisplay will immediately be added to that container).
So they are saying you don't have to supply a container in the vars object. If you just want to get the bitmap then it says you can use the rawContent property.
Try something like this:
//create an ImageLoader:
var loader:ImageLoader = new ImageLoader("your_image.jpg", {name:"image",
x:0, y:0, width:200, height:200, onComplete:onImageLoad});
//begin loading
loader.load();
//see if we have a bitmap
function onImageLoad(event:LoaderEvent):void {
trace(event.target.rawContent);
}
Although you say that you like this, loading a bitmap is trivial in AS3 without a library:
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);
loader.load(new URLRequest("your_image.png"));
function onComplete (event:Event):void
{
// get your loaded bitmap
var bmp:Bitmap = Bitmap(LoaderInfo(event.target).content);
}