Thats not how EventDispatcher works.
Firstly, you need a movieclip whose class has EventDispatcher tied into it
(like the v2 components do). Once that's working, the correct syntax is:
mc.addEventListener("click", this);
function click() {
// do stuff
}
On 1/19/06, Steve Warren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hey folks,
>
> I'm having a little trouble getting addEventListener to work. I've tried
> a
> bunch of combinations, but have yet to find the right one. I'm trying to
> assign onRelease functions to a bunch of buttons in my LanguageChooser
> class. All I want to do is call a function inside LanguageChooser,
> telling
> it which button was clicked. Can I do it simply like this, or do I need
> to
> create a separate class for the button MovieClips?
>
> //THIS IS THE PART THAT'S NOT WORKING
> english.onRelease = french.onRelease = german.onRelease =
> spanish.onRelease =
> addEventListener(this, languageClicked);
>
> Thanks in advance for any help!
>
> -steve
>
> import mx.utils.Delegate;
> import mx.events.EventDispatcher;
> import com.mosesSupposes.fuse.Fuse;
> import com.mosesSupposes.fuse.ZigoEngine;
> import com.myClient.Element;
> import com.myClient.Language;
>
> class LanguageChooser extends Element
> {
> //movieclip children
> private var english:MovieClip;
> private var french:MovieClip;
> private var german:MovieClip;
> private var spanish:MovieClip;
>
> public var addEventListener:Function;
> public var removeEventListener:Function;
> public var dispatchEvent:Function
>
> public function LanguageChooser()
> {
> super();
> position();
> setup();
> transitionIn();
> }
>
> private function setup(Void) : Void
> {
> //THIS IS THE PART THAT'S NOT WORKING
> english.onRelease = french.onRelease = german.onRelease =
> spanish.onRelease =
> addEventListener(this, languageClicked);
>
> english.onRollOver = french.onRollOver = german.onRollOver =
> spanish.onRollOver =
> function() {ZigoEngine.removeTween(this); ZigoEngine.doTween
> (this,
> "_y", -4, 0.08, "linear");};
> english.onRollOut = french.onRollOut = german.onRollOut =
> spanish.onRollOut =
> english.onReleaseOutside = french.onReleaseOutside =
> german.onReleaseOutside = spanish.onReleaseOutside =
> function() {ZigoEngine.removeTween(this); ZigoEngine.doTween
> (this,
> "_y", 0, 0.5, "easeOutCubic");};
> }
>
> private function languageClicked(eventObj:Object){
> trace(eventObj.target + ": " + eventObj.type);
> Language.setLanguage(eventObj._name);
> }
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