MovieClipLoader problem - tracing undefined

Hi guys I dont understand why I am getting undefined in the output panel

the code is as follows:

Code:

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var mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var mclListener:Object = {};
mcl.addListener(mclListener);

mclListener.onLoadInit = function(mcImage:MovieClip):Void{
        trace(mcImage);
        trace(mcImage.id); //this gives undefined..
}


var mcImage:MovieClip = mcImageHolder.createEmptyMovieClip("mcImage"+1, 1);
mcImage.id = 1;
trace(mcImage);
trace(mcImage.id);
trace("--------");
mcl.loadClip("images/rabbits.jpg", mcImage);

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In the output panel i get the following:

Code:

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_level0.mcImageHolder.mcImage1
1
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_level0.mcImageHolder.mcImage1
undefined //why do i get undefined here?

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Thanks in advance...

I think id got cleared when mcImage1 was created. On your first trace it's there, on the second (onLoadInit) it's gone.

try:
mcImageHolder.id = 1;

then trace mcImageHolder.id it will return 1

or

gparis

yeah it seems the content gets completely replaced by new empty content..hence any dynamic variables are deleted...

what i ended up doing is defining the id for the mcs within the onInit Handler itself....

Thanks gparis!!