Question

I would like to create my own events.
In action script 3 I can just extend the event class and create my own Event Class.
how can I achieve the same results using action script 2?

thanks.

Answer 1

You can use mx.events.EventDispatcher:

http://www.actionscript.org/resources/articles/204/1/Using-EventDispatcher/Page1.html

Here’s a SO question with a good answer on how to do AS3 style events in AS2:

Best practice for ActionScript 2 events – is there a way to simulate ActionScript 3-style events?