# Unloading external swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloading-external-swf/275669>\
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**Created:** [November 17, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloading-external-swf/275669 "2008-11-17T13:54:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![fmetala24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a8b319/32.png) [@fmetala24](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fmetala24)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloading-external-swf/275669/1 "2008-11-17T13:54:01Z")

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Hello everyone,  
I’m kind of new to AS3  
I created a flash file and i have several buttons on the main stage.  
I have given the buttons instance names and whenever a button is clicked an external swf is loaded on the main stage.  
The problem which occurred is that ehenever i click on the same button again i can see a glimpse of the previous swf that was loaded meaning that i didnt get rid of the swf on the click of another button.  
What i want to achieve is to load the external swf and then when i click on another button i wish for it to unload.

Here is the code.  
var externalSWF6:URLRequest = new URLRequest(“dress6.swf”);  
var myLoader6:Loader = new Loader();

button6.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onButtonClick6);  
myLoader6.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, swfLoading6);  
myLoader6.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, swfComplete6);

function onButtonClick6(event:MouseEvent):void  
{  
myLoader6.load(externalSWF6);  
}

function swfComplete6(event:Event):void  
{  
addChild(myLoader6);  
myLoader6.x = 0   
myLoader6.y = 0  
}

function swfLoading6(event:ProgressEvent):void  
{

}

var externalSWF7:URLRequest = new URLRequest(“dress7.swf”);  
var myLoader7:Loader = new Loader();

button7.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onButtonClick7);  
myLoader7.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, swfLoading7);  
myLoader7.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, swfComplete7);

function onButtonClick7(event:MouseEvent):void  
{  
myLoader7.load(externalSWF7);  
}

function swfComplete7(event:Event):void  
{  
addChild(myLoader7);  
myLoader.x = 0   
myLoader.y = 0

}  
myLoader7.addEventListener(“UnloadMe”, unloadFunction7); // \<-- My line  
function unloadFunction7(event:Event):void {  
// event.target is the loader reference… so cast it as Loader  
Loader(event.currentTarget).unload();  
}  
function swfLoading7(event:ProgressEvent):void  
{

}

var externalSWF:URLRequest = new URLRequest(“dress4.swf”);  
var myLoader:Loader = new Loader();

button4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onButtonClick);  
myLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, swfLoading);  
myLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, swfComplete);

function onButtonClick(event:MouseEvent):void  
{  
myLoader.load(externalSWF);  
}

function swfComplete(event:Event):void  
{  
addChild(myLoader);  
myLoader.x = 0   
myLoader.y = 0  
}

function swfLoading(event:ProgressEvent):void  
{

}

var externalSWF8:URLRequest = new URLRequest(“dress8.swf”);  
var myLoader8:Loader = new Loader();

button8.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onButtonClick8);  
myLoader8.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, swfLoading8);  
myLoader8.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, swfComplete8);

function onButtonClick8(event:MouseEvent):void  
{  
myLoader8.load(externalSWF8);  
}

function swfComplete8(event:Event):void  
{  
addChild(myLoader8);  
myLoader.x = 0   
myLoader.y = 0  
}  
myLoader8.addEventListener(“UnloadMe”, unloadFunction8); // \<-- My line  
function unloadFunction8(event:Event):void {  
// event.target is the loader reference… so cast it as Loader  
Loader(event.currentTarget).unload();  
}

function swfLoading8(event:ProgressEvent):void  
{

}

var externalSWF9:URLRequest = new URLRequest(“dress9.swf”);  
var myLoader9:Loader = new Loader();

button9.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onButtonClick9);  
myLoader9.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, swfLoading9);  
myLoader9.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, swfComplete9);

function onButtonClick9(event:MouseEvent):void  
{  
myLoader9.load(externalSWF9);  
}

function swfComplete9(event:Event):void  
{  
addChild(myLoader9);  
myLoader.x = 0   
myLoader.y = 0  
}

function swfLoading9(event:ProgressEvent):void  
{

}  
//you can do something here while the swf is loading… }

button4.buttonMode = true;

button6.buttonMode = true;  
button7.buttonMode = true;  
button8.buttonMode = true;  
button9.buttonMode = true;

button4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL\_OVER,buttonOver4);  
button4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL\_OUT,buttonOut4);

function buttonOver4(e:MouseEvent):void  
{  
e.currentTarget.gotoAndPlay(“over4”);

}  
function buttonOut4(e:MouseEvent):void  
{  
e.currentTarget.gotoAndPlay(“out4”);

}

button6.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL\_OVER,buttonOver6);  
button6.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL\_OUT,buttonOut6);

function buttonOver6(e:MouseEvent):void  
{  
e.currentTarget.gotoAndPlay(“over6”);

}  
function buttonOut6(e:MouseEvent):void  
{  
e.currentTarget.gotoAndPlay(“out6”);

}

button7.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL\_OVER,buttonOver7);  
button7.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL\_OUT,buttonOut7);

function buttonOver7(e:MouseEvent):void  
{  
e.currentTarget.gotoAndPlay(“over7”);

}  
function buttonOut7(e:MouseEvent):void  
{  
e.currentTarget.gotoAndPlay(“out7”);

}

button8.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL\_OVER,buttonOver8);  
button8.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL\_OUT,buttonOut8);

function buttonOver8(e:MouseEvent):void  
{  
e.currentTarget.gotoAndPlay(“over8”);

}  
function buttonOut8(e:MouseEvent):void  
{  
e.currentTarget.gotoAndPlay(“out8”);

}

button9.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL\_OVER,buttonOver9);  
button9.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL\_OUT,buttonOut9);

function buttonOver9(e:MouseEvent):void  
{  
e.currentTarget.gotoAndPlay(“over9”);

}  
function buttonOut9(e:MouseEvent):void  
{  
e.currentTarget.gotoAndPlay(“out9”);

}

If anyone can be of assistance i would greatly appreciate it:)