Loading in and external swf and unloading it from a MC button inside the external swf

[Lizzie.Fellows]

Hi,
I used to do this fine with AS2 and now i'm struggling to get it to work in AS3.
my code is as follows:


PW1.addEventListener( MouseEvent.CLICK,loader1 );

//==================== PS function =============================================

var ldr:Loader = new Loader();

function loader1 (evt:MouseEvent) {

ldr.load(new URLRequest("projectSheet.swf"));
ldr.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener (Event.COMPLETE, loaded);

}

var thisMovieClip:MovieClip;

function loaded (evt:Event) :void {

stage.addChild(ldr);
thisMovieClip = MovieClip(ldr.content);
}

function unloader (evt:MouseEvent) :void {
stage.removeChild(ldr);
}

on the main stage frame 1

then on the external swf frame 1:

//unload_mc.buttonMode = true;
//unload_mc.addEventListener( MouseEvent.CLICK, unloader );

unload_mc is a movieClip that I want to use to unload it's self. The function unloader is in frame 1 of the main stage.

I also have code making movieClips come to the front when rolled over:

this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, onBringToTop, false, 0, true);

function onBringToTop(evt:MouseEvent):void {
setChildIndex(MovieClip(evt.target), numChildren-1);
}

also on the main timeline.

please help

[moagrius]

in your main swiff, add a custom listener to the Loader... I'll use a simple string, but best practice would probably be to use a custom event:

ldr.addEventListener("unloadRequest", unloadHandler, false, 0, true);
function unloadHandler(event:Event):void{
  ldr.unload();
} 

then dispatch that event from the loadee:

unload_mc.addEventListener( MouseEvent.CLICK, sendUnload, false, 0, true);
function sendUnload(event:MouseEvent):void{
  var e:Event = new Event("unloadRequest", true);
  dispatchEvent(e);
} 

[Lizzie.Fellows]

Thanks thats great I looked everywhere and couldn't find the answer they've really changed the way you load with 3.0 I'm doing some tutorials to play catch up and get my head around it .

Ta very much!

[moagrius]