Question

Is it possible to change the state of a mouse using actions script. So if the user clicks and holds down the left mouse button MOUSE_DOWN is it possible for actionscript to change the mouse state to MOUSE_UP without the user releasing the mouse?

I have a MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN

stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, start);

but in the start function I would like to set the mouse state to MOUSE_UP even if the user holds down on the button.

function start ():void {

      trace("You have pressed the mouse button");
      //SET MOUSE TO MOUSE_UP
}

Answer 1

You cannot make mouse button unclicked , but You can dispatch MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP on clip without any mouse interaction .

clip.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP));

But manualy dispatch needs to add mouse x and y values.

also , note that You can use function :

var dspArray:Array = stage.getObjectsUnderPoint(new Point(stage.mouseX,mouseY));
for each(var dsp:DisplayObject in dspArray){
    dsp.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP));
}

but dont forget that when user will release mouse button , it will also dispatch MouseEvent.