Loader class

Inheritance UIObject > UIComponent > View > Loader

ActionScript Class Namespace mx.controls.Loader

The properties of the Loader class allow you to set content to load and monitor its loading progress at runtime.

Setting a property of the Loader class with ActionScript overrides the parameter of the same name set in the Property inspector or Component Inspector panel.

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Each component class has a version property which is a class property. Class properties are only available on the class itself. The version property returns a string that indicates the version of the component. To access the version property, use the following code:

trace(mx.controls.Loader.version);

Note: The following code returns undefined: trace(myLoaderInstance.version);.

Method summary for the Loader class

Method	Description
`Loader.load()`	Loads the content specified by the contentPath property.

Inherits all methods from UIObject class and UIComponent class.

Property summary for the Loader class

Property	Description
`Loader.autoLoad`	A Boolean value that indicates whether the content loads automatically (`true`) or if you must call `Loader.load()` `(false)`.
`Loader.bytesLoaded`	A read-only property that indicates the number of bytes that have been loaded.
`Loader.bytesTotal`	A read-only property that indicates the total number of bytes in the content.
`Loader.content`	A reference to the content specified by the `Loader.contentPath` property. This property is read-only.
`Loader.contentPath`	A string that indicates the URL of the content to be loaded.
`Loader.percentLoaded`	A number that indicates the percentage of loaded content. This property is read-only.
`Loader.scaleContent`	A Boolean value that indicates whether the content scales to fit the Loader (`true`), or the Loader scales to fit the content (`false`).

Inherits all properties from UIObject class and UIComponent class.

Event summary for the Loader class

Event	Description
`Loader.complete`	Triggered when the content finished loading.
`Loader.progress`	Triggered while content is loading.

Inherits all properties from UIObject class and UIComponent class