         /** reference to the framework. **/
         private var _hls : HLS;
         // event values
-        private var _position : Number = 0;
         private var _duration : Number = 0;
-        private var _bufferedTime : Number = 0;
         private var _videoWidth : int = -1;
         private var _videoHeight : int = -1;
         private var _isManifestLoaded : Boolean = false;

                Log.info("seek()");
            }
            _hls.stream.seek(seconds);
            _position = seconds;
            _bufferedTime = seconds;
            _clip.dispatch(ClipEventType.SEEK, seconds);
            return;
        }

        };

        private function _mediaTimeHandler(event : HLSEvent) : void {
            _duration = event.mediatime.duration;
            _clip.duration = _duration;
            var videoWidth : int = _video.videoWidth;
            var videoHeight : int = _video.videoHeight;
            if (videoWidth && videoHeight) {
