Loader just loads 1 out of 5 assets... why?

[SudoPlz 1 Likes (Newbie)]

Hello, I'm using the Loader as such..

First im loading an xml file from a remote server.

 

 

queue.append( new XMLLoader( Constants.SERVER_XML_FILENAME ,{estimatedBytes:2000}) );
queue.addEventListener(LoaderEvent.COMPLETE, onXMLLoadComplete);
queue.load();
public function onXMLLoadComplete(ev:LoaderEvent):void
{
 trace(ev.currentTarget.content.length)
//length is 1
}

 

which is 1 indeed

 

Right after this I load 3 remote images and 2 local sounds like so

 

 

 

 

queue.empty(true,true)
queue.addEventListener(LoaderEvent.COMPLETE, onSoundLoadComplete);

queue.append(new MP3Loader( Constants.SOUNDS_PATH + "/move1.mp3" , {estimatedBytes:8594, repeat:0, autoPlay: false,autoDispose:true}));

queue.append(new MP3Loader( Constants.SOUNDS_PATH + "/move2.mp3" , {estimatedBytes:8594, repeat:0, autoPlay: false,autoDispose:true}));



queue.append( new ImageLoader( url1 , { estimatedBytes:1000000 , alpha:0, scaleMode:"proportionalInside",autoDispose:true}) );
queue.append( new ImageLoader( url2 , { estimatedBytes:1000000 , alpha:0, scaleMode:"proportionalInside",autoDispose:true}) );
queue.append( new ImageLoader( url3 , { estimatedBytes:1000000 , alpha:0, scaleMode:"proportionalInside",autoDispose:true}) );
queue.load();


public function onSoundLoadComplete(ev:LoaderEvent):void
{
 trace(ev.currentTarget.content.length)
//length should be 5 but is 1
}

 

which is 1 instead of 5...

 

Also if I add event listeners for cancel,error, ioError, httpStatus etc, i get NO errors at all and the on error handlers never run.

 

It is driving me nuts and I can't figure why it ONLY loads 1 out of the 5 assets I need. (It is an Image also, and not a sound which is the first asset)

..

Help plz.

[Carl 9,066 Likes (Superhero)]

I think the problem is that you have autoDispose:true set on each loader which essentially destroys the ImageLoader/MP3Loaders as soon as they have loaded and thus they no longer belong in your queue when the queue fires its onComplete.

 

I appreciate that you tried listening for errors, great approach. In addition I would suggest putting an onComplete callback on each of your loaders in your queue like so

 

queue.append( new ImageLoader( url3 , {onComplete:childComplete, estimatedBytes:1000000 , alpha:0, scaleMode:"proportionalInside",autoDispose:true}) );

function childComplete(evt:LoaderEvent): void{
trace("child loader " + evt.target);
}

 

Does that help verify that the assets are loading?

 

Let us know if you need more help. If you could provide a very simple example of the assets not loading, it will help us give you better assistance.

[SudoPlz 1 Likes (Newbie)]

Thank you very much for your great helpful and kind response..

This was the problem.. (Strangely I've been using auto-dispose :true all this time with no problems untill now. I mistakenly thought what it did was disposing all the queues and the loaded items AFTER the handler had run.

I said it before and I'll say it again.. Your forums, your replies, and your code are GOLDEN each and every time. Thank you very much.

[Carl 9,066 Likes (Superhero)]

Glad to help. Thx for expressing your kind appreciation.