Question

this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,function(e:MouseEvent){this.startDrag(false,null);});

Hi I was wondering why the above doesnt work? Im trying to drag a sprite around screen.

Answer 1

create a sprite on stage, add instance name box, add code to frame one:

box.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, startMove);

function startMove(evt:MouseEvent):void {
   box.startDrag();
}

box.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stopMove);

function stopMove(e:MouseEvent):void {
   box.stopDrag();
}

I think your example doesn’t work because of the scope of “this” in the event listener handler.