Stuck on Bitmap loading

programming flash
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Basically what I’m trying to do is load a Bitmap from a URL Request. 2 problems really.

  1. the mLoader.width and height doesn’t return anything
  2. When I input the loader manually, nothing comes up just some dots on the screen.

It’s part of a vehicle class, I’ve been searching hours on end for a solution. Even copy and pasted code. Nothing works…

I’m in urgent need of a fix, so any help is much appreciated.



		public function loadBitmap(pURL:String) : void
		{
			mLoader.load(new URLRequest(pURL));

			mHeight = mLoader.height;
			mWidth = mLoader.width;
			
			trace(mHeight, mWidth);
			
			loadCompleteHandler();
		}
		
		//Called automatically from loadBitmap
		private function loadCompleteHandler() : void
		{
			var BitmapData1:BitmapData = new BitmapData(mLoader.width, mLoader.height);

			BitmapData1.draw(mLoader);
			
			mPicture = new Bitmap(BitmapData1);

		}

and in the main.as


TestCar.loadBitmap("http://www.clker.com/cliparts/d/e/2/8/11949846071340700778car_ride_ganson.svg.thumb.png");