Bitmap image in Flex

Question

I was trying the following

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" >     
    <mx:Canvas id="myBox">
        <mx:Box id="myBox2">
            <mx:Image source="img/hippo.bmp"></mx:Image>
            <mx:Image source="img/close_button.gif"></mx:Image>
        </mx:Box>
    </mx:Canvas>    
</mx:Application>

I got the image of close_button.gif while the other hippo.bmp is not displayed. What is the problem with bitmap file in Flex?

Answer 1

Flex supports embedding JPEG, GIF, and PNG files. You can use these images for icons, skins, and other types of application assets.

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/using/WS2db454920e96a9e51e63e3d11c0bf60546-7ff2.html

Answer 2

Short Answer:

1. Add the package to your project
2. Add an image container on the screen
3. var image1:BmpReader=new BmpReader;
4. imageObjectOnScreen.addChild(image1.BmpReaderEx(“MyPicture.bmp”));

You must definitely check this.