Adobe SWC file

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{{Infobox file format

| name = ShockWave Component (SWC)

| icon = Adobe-swc icon.png

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| extension = .swc

| mime = application/octet-stream

| type code =

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| magic = PK\003\004

| owner = Adobe Systems

| type = Class Library

| container for = XML SWF CSS

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| extended from = ZIP

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An SWC file is a package of precompiled Flash symbols and ActionScript code that allows a Flash or Flex developer to distribute classes and assets, or to avoid recompiling symbols and code that will not change.[https://books.google.com/books?id=Xsheyw3JJrMC&dq=swc+flash&pg=PR28 AdvancED Game Design with Flash], Apress, 01-Sep-2010[https://archive.today/20130117230045/http://www.adobe.com/livedocs/flash/9.0/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=00000384.html SWC-based Components], Adobe LiveDocs. SWC files can be generated by the Adobe Flash Professional authoring tool, and by Flash Builder (or its companion compiler MXMLC).[https://books.google.com/books?id=0Lx5TGkh_48C&dq=swc+flash&pg=PA288 Flash CS3 For Dummies], John Wiley & Sons, 13-Aug-2007 They are sometimes referred to as class libraries and cannot be directly executed by the Flash Player.

SWC code libraries are typically included in an ActionScript 3 project, and compiled into the final SWF file alongside the developer's program, by the ActionScript 3 compiler. Only the classes that have been used by the project (and their dependencies) are transferred into the resulting SWF file.