Using mx.controls.Loader

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Can I use an instance of this class to load images in a similar way to placing a Loader component on stage and setting its contentPath?

I want to place an instance of Loader inside a sublcass of MovieClip and then create a method in that class that gets called when I want to load a picture into an instance of the subclass…

This code is in the subclass and _imageLoader is an instance of mx.controls.loader:


function loadImage(path:String){
        trace("Loading: " + path);
        _imageLoader.contentPath = path;
}

Then in the actions I use in the .fla file I can use the following:


function addImages(){
    for(var i:Number = 0; i < tiles.length; i++){
        if(i < 10){
            var imagePath:String = "images//1_0" + i + ".jpg";
            tiles*.loadImage(imagePath);
        }
        else{
            var imagePath:String = "images//1_" + i + ".jpg";
            tiles*.loadImage(imagePath);
        }
    }
}

to load an image… will that work? Obviously it currently does not… but does my approach sound correct? Can the Loader class be used to accomplish this goal?

Cheers.