How to Create a Button From a Shape?

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May 27, 2013
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Hi,

I'm a starter in ActionScript and I want to create a custom shaped button.

By a custom shape, I mean a piano button.

I know how to draw the shape with Shape.graphics.lineTo(); and moveTo() ' s,

but I don't know how to add an eventListener to that certain shape.

I mean, when the user clicks inside that custom shape, I want to call a function. How do I do that?

Thanks !

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Correct answer Ned Murphy

When you create the shape, add it as a child of a movieclip or sprite symbol. Then you can target that symbol and assign a MouseEvent.CLICK event listener to it.

Ned MurphyCorrect answer

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When you create the shape, add it as a child of a movieclip or sprite symbol. Then you can target that symbol and assign a MouseEvent.CLICK event listener to it.

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camelloperAuthor

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Thanks, Ned !

But if I do that, won't I get the whole MovieClip as the event.target? Then I will get unwanted parts of that (rectangular) MovieClip also listening for mouse.click, right?

Ned Murphy

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I don't follow what the issue is that you are describing. The only thing in the movieclip will be the shape that you are drawing (draw it within the movieclip)

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