Here is a tutorial on Adobe for addding your own event listeners (delegates). In the "non-delegate" example, they also might shine some light on your original question (They do a switch() on eventobj.target ..
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/eventproxy.html > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mischa > Williamson > Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 7:10 PM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] parsing full instance pathname? or am I > completelywrong strategy? > > > How about: > > function click(eventObject:Object) { > trace( eventObject.target._name ); > trace( eventObject.target._parent._name ); > } > > ? > > But if you are doing different actions for each button it is > preferable to use a Delegate and create separate function > handlers as > it make the code much easier to understand and maintain and prevents > needless string comparison. > > On 12 Sep 2006, at 00:01, James wrote: > > > function click(eventObject:Object) { > > // decide what to do > > } > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
