Question

Thanks for the startdrag() suggestions, but I’m trying to avoid that atm

I’m trying to create a drag motion by using mouse_down then the mc = mouseX. Here is an image of the situation

But when I click, the mc always jumps to its registration point, which is the top left corner atm.

I can’t work my head around how to grab the current location of the mc. Note that the mc (all_mc) is wider than the stage.

Can someone please help me out?

this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseDownHandler);

function mouseDownHandler(e:MouseEvent) {
    this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, mouseMoveHandler);
}

function mouseMoveHandler(e:MouseEvent) {
    all_mc.x = mouseX;
}

Edit:

Ok I kind of worked out the x location of the mouse in relation to the registration point of the mc (the registration is at the top left):

Math.abs(stage.x - all_mc.x) + mouseX

But how to I select that point of on the mc?

Answer 1

Modified Marty Wallace’s answer to handle the difference between where you click and the registration point:

package {
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flash.events.Event;
    import flash.events.MouseEvent;

    public class DummyTest extends Sprite {

        private var mDeltaX:Number = 0;
        private var mDeltaY:Number = 0;

        private var mGfx:Sprite;

        public function DummyTest() {
            mGfx = new Sprite();

            with(mGfx.graphics) {
                beginFill(0x00FF00);
                drawRect(0, 0, 200, 200);
                endFill();
            }

            addChild(mGfx);

            addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, onMouseDown);
        }

        private function onMouseDown(e:MouseEvent) : void {
            mDeltaX = mGfx.x - mouseX;
            mDeltaY = mGfx.y - mouseY;

            addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEnterFrame);
            addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, onMouseUp);
        }

        private function onMouseUp(e:MouseEvent) : void {
            removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEnterFrame);
            removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, onMouseUp);
        }

        private function onEnterFrame(e:Event) : void {
            mGfx.x = parent.mouseX + mDeltaX;
            mGfx.y = parent.mouseY + mDeltaY;
        }
    }

}