Yes, I am doing the same because the trouble weak event listeners can
cause.
> function loadImage():void
> {
> var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
> loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete, false, 0,
true);
> loader.load(new URLRequest(url));
> }
> function onComplete(event:Event):void
> {
> trace(event);
> }
>
> Guess what never fires? If you guessed "onComplete", you win the prize.
>
> Now imagine that it defaulted to true and you wrote the same thing
leaving
> off
> the false, 0, true. You would have no idea why it didn't work.
>
> It didn't work because the loader was cleaned up by GC as soon as the
> loadImage() function reached the end.
>
> Generally, I only use weak listeners with Timers and enter frame
> listeners.
> Everything else I use strong listeners and write a remove listener for
> them when
> they're expected to unload or be garbage collected at some point.
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