Comparison: Importing an image using ActionScript 2 and 3
If you are going to develop flash based content using AS3, you should know it takes a bit more work to do simple things. For example, say for inistance you want to load an image into a movie clip called "imgHold_mc" using ActionScript 2, you could use the following code: Read onActionScript 3 Can Be A Pain
From the first time I picked up a book on ActionScript 3 I have had some level of anxiety. It’s that usual song and dance when dealing with a new version of Flash. With a new release come the task of learning the new and improved way of writing ActionScript. Now grantted, the evolution of ActioScript has been a good thing thus far but AS3 is a bit on the rough side. Code was easier to write in AS2. I
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