EMBED

Embedded assets are assets (images, sound, ...) compiled with the application.

These assets load when the application is loaded. Because they load with the application, they are available at run-time.

Adobe Flash Professional uses a library to embed assets.

EXAMPLE

INSTRUCTIONS - PROFESSIONAL

Open Adobe Flash Professional
Create .fla
Click File
Click Import
Click Import to Library...
Select asset
Click Open
Click Window
Click Library
Right-click asset
Click Linkage...
Check Export for ActionScript
After Class:, type Asset
Click OK
Create .as
Publish

CODE - PROFESSIONAL


            package

            {

                import flash.display.Bitmap;

                import flash.display.BitmapData;

                import flash.display.Sprite;

            

                public class ActionScriptEmbedProfessional extends Sprite

                {

                    public function ActionScriptEmbedProfessional()

                    {

                        var bitmapData :BitmapData = new Asset(0, 0);

                        var bitmap     :Bitmap     = new Bitmap(bitmapData);

                        addChild(bitmap);

                    }

                }

            }

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CODE - BUILDER


            package

            {

                import flash.display.Bitmap;

                import flash.display.Sprite;

            

                public class ActionScriptEmbedBuilder extends Sprite

                {

                    [Embed(source="HappyFace.jpg")]

                    private var Asset :Class;

            

                    public function ActionScriptEmbedBuilder()

                    {

                        var bitmap :Bitmap = new Asset();

                        addChild(bitmap);

                    }

                }

            }

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