How to refer to a Class linkage set in Library from external code?

Question

If one uses [Embed] to refer to external graphic assets its easy to instantiate and use them.

However, I've got a png in an Fla, with the Class identifier set to "Symbols", Base class is BitmapData.

I need to instantiate it like this:

var symbols:BitmapData = new Symbols(1, 1);

addChild(new Bitmap(symbols));

Of course the compiler complains about a call to a possibly undefined method Symbols.

For a temporary fix I guess i'll put the graphic external to the swf, but for this project it needs to be in the library along with everything else.

Ned Murphy · Answer

If you have a symbol in your library with a Class identity of "Symbols" then you should only need to use...

var symbols:Symbols = new Symbols();

addChild(symbols);

As far as the 1,1 argumets go, are those not something you could assign when the instance is created?

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