AS3: Image Loader

loadImage("myImage.jpg",holder1);
 
 
function loadImage(clip:String, holder:MovieClip):void
{
	removeChildren(holder);
 
	var imageLoader:Loader = new Loader();
	var imageURL:String = clip
	var imageURLReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest(imageURL);
 
	holder.addChild(imageLoader);
	trace("loading "+imageURL);
 
	imageLoader.load(imageURLReq);
	imageLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.INIT, imageLoaded);
	imageLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, imageProgress);
}
 
function imageProgress (evt:ProgressEvent):void
{
	//trace(Math.round((evt.bytesLoaded / evt.bytesTotal)*100));
}
 
function imageLoaded(evt:Event):void 
{
	//var targetLoader:Loader = Loader(evt.target.loader);
	//trace("complete");
}
 
function removeChildren (container:MovieClip):void
{
	while (container.numChildren)
	{
		container.removeChildAt (0);
	}
}