i like to ask about one thing :
If i create Loader and load external image by URLRequest , ill have result :
loader.content is Bitmap
loader.content.bitmapData is BitmapData
But if I use Loader.loadBytes(ImageBytes) , result is different even if ImageBytes is loader.contentLoaderInfo.bytes :
bytesLoader.content is MovieClip
bytesLoader.content.getChildAt(0) is Bitmap
bytesLoader.content.getChildAt(0).bitmapData is BitmapData
why ?
AS3 Loader has internal parsing to try and match datatypes to internal class types. It's pretty handy in most cases, but the syntax is a little weird.
In your example above, you CAN cast the bytesLoader.content as Bitmap if you'd rather.
Edit (in reference to the "how" question):
ldr.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, getImage);
ldr.load ( new URLRequest ( IMAGE_URL ) );
function getImage (e:Event):void {
var bmp:Bitmap = ldr.content as Bitmap;
addChild (bmp);
}
You should be able to simply cast it as a Bitmap.