# Typecasting a loaded swf as its document class

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/typecasting-a-loaded-swf-as-its-document-class/329846>\
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**Created:** [October 24, 2012, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/typecasting-a-loaded-swf-as-its-document-class/329846 "2012-10-24T06:16:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/typecasting-a-loaded-swf-as-its-document-class/329846/1 "2012-10-24T06:16:58Z")

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Hi,  
I’m having a bit of trouble loading a swf and casting its type properly.  
I’m loading a swf that has a document class associated with it called AvatarCreator. When I load the swf and try to cast the loader or loader.content as AvatarCreator, I get null.  
I’m sure this is a simple fix. What am I doing wrong?