AS3 preloader problem

programming flash
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Hey

I have a litte problem with my preloader. I want my loaderbar to be removed from the stage when the load is completed. I’m trying to do that with removeChild(_loaderBar);

It works with the textfield, but not with the loaderBar. Can anyone tell me why?


package {

        import flash.display.*;
        import flash.net.URLRequest;
        import flash.events.*;
        import flash.text.TextField;

        public class test extends Sprite {
    
            private var _loaderStatus:TextField;
            private var _loaderBar:Sprite;

        public function test() {

            var loader:Loader = new Loader()
            addChild(loader);

            loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.OPEN, handleOpen);
            loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, showLoad);
            loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);

            loader.load(new URLRequest("okay.swf"));
        }

        public function loadBar(n:int):void{
            
            _loaderBar = new Sprite();
                
            _loaderBar.graphics.lineStyle();
            _loaderBar.graphics.beginFill(0x000000);
            _loaderBar.graphics.lineTo(n, 0);
            _loaderBar.graphics.lineTo(n, 10);
            _loaderBar.graphics.lineTo(0, 10);
            _loaderBar.graphics.lineTo(0, 0);
            _loaderBar.graphics.endFill();
            _loaderBar.y = 30
            _loaderBar.x = 40
            addChild(_loaderBar);
            
        }

        private function handleOpen(event:Event):void {
            
            _loaderStatus = new TextField();
            addChild(_loaderStatus);
            _loaderStatus.text = "Loading: 0%";
            
            trace("open");
        }

        private function showLoad(event:ProgressEvent):void {

            var percent:Number = Math.round((event.bytesLoaded / event.bytesTotal) * 100);
            trace(percent)
            _loaderStatus.text = "Loading: " + percent + "%";
            loadBar(percent);
        }

        private function onComplete(event:Event):void {

            loader.contentLoaderInfo.removeEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, showLoad);
            trace("swf is loaded");
            removeChild(_loaderBar);
            removeChild(_loaderStatus);

            _loaderBar = null;
            _loaderStatus = null;

        }
    }
}