Perhaps...
event.currentTarget;
private function mouseOverHandler(event:Event) {
trace(event.currentTarget);
}
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/flash/events/Event.html#currentTarget
Charles P.
On Dec 17, 2007 1:10 PM, dave matthews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> hi all,
>
> What is the correct syntax to target any named symbol on stage, please?
>
> Looking for the "event target" or something like that - just can't find
> the exact syntax to look it up in Moock's book!
>
> The app has many named symbols on stage, trying to use same 'widget' to
> drag/resize/rotate/etc. It's painful to code each individually with
> listeners etc. or dive into each symbol and pasting the frame with the code
> and buttons inside each... i'm seeing a pattern here and wish to use the
> same 'widget' to act on any symbol.
>
> Read about targeting the 'victim' of a mouse over for example:
>
> pseudo code:
> addEventListener.target.eventTarget(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER,
> set_targetname_to_var);
>
>
> thanks,
> Dave Matthewshttp://www.2GoTo.com
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