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var urlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
urlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, urlLoader_completeHandler);
urlLoader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.BINARY;
urlLoader.load(new URLRequest("http://vkontakte.ru/images/gifts/256/174.jpg"));
 
function urlLoader_completeHandler(event:Event):void
{
	var byteArray:ByteArray = urlLoader.data;
 
	// проверка
	var loader:Loader = new Loader();
	loader.loadBytes(byteArray);
	addChild(loader);
}