>if you can get yourself away from trying to access features on concrete >instances (…)
>var animateBead:IAnimateBead = indicator_content.getBeadByType(IAnimateBead); >animateBead.animate(); Is this PAYG? getBeadByType iterates through an array. Also, animateBead may turn out to be null which adds a level of uncertainty as to whether or not this will run.