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Pattern fill with AS3 (repeat-x)

Currently I'm working on an AIR application and in the header of it there is a nice gradient which has to be repeated by the x axis to fill the whole screen area. One way to do it is to use a really wide image, something like 2000px. The other way is to use a simple trick and repeat a small part with the gradient.