package 
  {
          import flash.display.Bitmap;
          import flash.events.*;
          
  import flash.net.URLRequest;
  import flash.display.Loader;
          public class @ax-actionscript-omr-lib-Glyph
          {
                  
                  private var loader:Loader;//loader for loading in images
  
                  private var bitMapBg:Bitmap
                  public function @ax-actionscript-omr-lib-Glyph()
                  {
                          //import symbolpictures
                           //make dynamic 'learning' algorithms
                           // bitMapBg = new Bitmap();
                          loadBgImage("this/url/string");
                          
                  }
                  
                  public function getQuaver():Bitmap{
                          
                          return bitMapBg;
                  }
                  
                  //load the image
  private function loadBgImage(imageURL:String):void {
  loader = new Loader();
  loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loaded);
  //loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, onIOErrorHandler);
  //loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, progressHandler);
  var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(imageURL);//access our array of url's
  loader.load(request);
  }
  
  private function loaded(event:Event):void {
  //dispatch the loaded event
  //dispatchEvent(new Event(FullBrowserBg.BG_LOADED, true));
  
  bitMapBg = Bitmap(loader.content);//get the loaders content as a bitmap
  //remove the eventListeners on the loader object and set it to null
  loader.contentLoaderInfo.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loaded);
  //loader.contentLoaderInfo.removeEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, onIOErrorHandler);
  //loader.contentLoaderInfo.removeEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, progressHandler);
  loader = null;
          }
  }
  }