Kongregate Stats Problem

[bcapecci]

public function loadAPI()
{
var paramObj:Object = LoaderInfo(root.loaderInfo).parameters;
var api_url:String = paramObj.api_path || "http://www.kongregate.com/flash/API_AS3_Local.swf";
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest ( api_url );
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener ( Event.COMPLETE, apiLoadComplete );
loader.load ( request );
this.addChild ( loader );
}


I get a null reference error on this line:
var paramObj:Object = LoaderInfo(root.loaderInfo).parameters;

Anybody know what I should do. I was just following the tutorial to implement it. I don't quit understand that part of the code so I cannot fix it myself. Do I have to download something for the api to work? Thanks a bunch. Hopefully this can be fixed tonight because I need to add highscores to my game.

[TheCanadian]

The only thing I can think of that would cause an error on that line is root not being accessible which would happen if the class instance hasn't been added to the stage.

[bcapecci]

Its added to the stage. Well a refrence to it.

In the docs it says:
Note that to access FlashVars in AS3, you must have access to the root object, either from a DisplayObject already in the display list, or a reference saved from an active DisplayObject. The means in which you handle this is your choice.

What I dont understand is how to have access to this root object.