Basically what the title says. How would I access a library movieclip from an externally loaded swf with swfloader? The following is from a tutorial:
var loader:SWFLoader = new SWFLoader("path/to/file.swf", {name:"coupons", container:this, alpha:0, onComplete:completeHandler});
addChild(loader.content);
loader.load();
function completeHandler(e:LoaderEvent):void{
TweenLite.to(e.target.content, 1, {alpha:1});
var librarySymbol:Class = loader.getClass("splashes");
var myInstance:MovieClip = new librarySymbol();
addChild(myInstance)
}
However that gives me the following error cannot convert splashes@5adcdc1 to flash.display.MovieClip.
Thanks.