addListener() vs. addEventListener()

[DZ-015]

I'm going through a set of tutorials, and where in the past I have used addListener to specify an object as an event listener, a new tutorial is asking me to use addEventListener().

The differrence is that addListener() requires only one parameter - the object that will be the listener. addEventListener also requires a string which is the name of the event that will be triggered. When I am listening for multiple events, this would necessitate multiple listeners - a big pain.

So - here's my question. Is there any application where addListener() just won't work, so I should deffinately use addEventListener()? Also, since addEventListener() is both more limited in function and more code intensive, is there any advantage it has over addListener()?

thanks!

[kglad]

addEventListener() is a component method. addListener is a method of a few classes (not including movieclips) that can broadcast events.

[DZ-015]

ok - i see... but question... could I still use addListener() for components...?

or is it addEventListener() for components, and addListener() for everything else?

[kglad]

well, the button component (and movieclips in general) cannot broadcast an event. so, the following wouldn't work: