MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 LANGUAGE Reference page 83

Parameters
mouseEvent:Object
statements following it within curly braces ({ }) execute. Any of the following values can be
specified for the
mouseEvent
The mouse button is pressed while the pointer is over the button.
press
The mouse button is released while the pointer is over the button.
release
releaseOutside
then rolls outside the button area just before it is released. Both the
events always precede a
dragOut
The pointer rolls outside the button area.
rollOut
The mouse pointer rolls over the button.
rollOver
While the pointer is over the button, the mouse button is pressed and then rolls
dragOut
outside the button area.
While the pointer is over the button, the mouse button has been pressed, then
dragOver
rolled outside the button, and then rolled back over the button.
"
keyPress <key>
parameter, specify a key constant, as shown in the code hinting in the Actions Panel. You
can use this parameter to intercept a key press, that is, to override any built-in behavior for
the specified key. The button can be anywhere in your application, on or off the Stage.
One limitation of this technique is that you can't apply the
must do it at authoring time. Make sure that you select Control > Disable Keyboard
Shortcuts, or certain keys with built-in behavior won't be overridden when you test the
application using Control > Test Movie.
For a list of key constants, see the Key class.
Example
In the following script, the
the conditional script is executed when the mouse is released and the object is dropped:
on (press) {
startDrag(this);
}
on (release) {
trace("X:"+this._x);
trace("Y:"+this._y);
stopDrag();
}
See also
onClipEvent handler
- A is a trigger called an event . When the event occurs, the
mouseEvent
parameter:
While the pointer is over the button, the mouse button is pressed and
releaseOutside
" The specified keyboard key is pressed. For the
function executes when the mouse is pressed, and
startDrag()
,
Key
press
event.
portion of the
key
handler at runtime; you
on()
Global Functions
and the
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