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How to make a symbol listen to a custom event?

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Mar 25, 2022 Mar 25, 2022

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Hello,

 

I am attempting to make a project that has a button on it, and when it is clicked I have a custom event that is defined in the main stage dispatched. Then, I have a listener inside of a symbol that I would like to be fired when the custom event in the main stage is dispatched. Currently, the symbol is not listening to the event and I am unsure how to fix it. 

 

Here is the code in my main stage:

var fireBounceBallBind = fireBounceBall.bind(this);

this.button.addEventListener('click', fireBounceBallBind);

var bounceBall = new createjs.Event('bounceBall');

function fireBounceBall(evt) {
	this.dispatchEvent(bounceBall);
}

 

And here is the code in my symbol:

var eventListenerBind = eventListener.bind(this);
var bounceBallBind = bounceBall.bind(this);

this.addEventListener('bounceBall', eventListenerBind);

function eventListener(evt) {
	this.addEventListener('tick', bounceBall);
}

function bounceBall(evt) {
        // bounce ball logic here
}

 

Is there a way to have the symbol listen to my custom 'bounceBall' event, or must I create this logic inside of the main stage? 

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Community Expert , Mar 25, 2022 Mar 25, 2022

i see the same problem with creating an event, but using correct code to test.

 

just use a string. that works but you'll need to use a listener in the same scope as the dispatcher.  eg,

 

 

on main timeline:

this.s.dispatchEvent("BB");

 

on instance s timeline:

this.addEventListener("BB", f.bind(this));

 

or:

 

on main timeline:

this.dispatchEvent("BB");

 

on any child of the main timeline:

this.parent.addEventListener("BB",etc

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i see the same problem with creating an event, but using correct code to test.

 

just use a string. that works but you'll need to use a listener in the same scope as the dispatcher.  eg,

 

 

on main timeline:

this.s.dispatchEvent("BB");

 

on instance s timeline:

this.addEventListener("BB", f.bind(this));

 

or:

 

on main timeline:

this.dispatchEvent("BB");

 

on any child of the main timeline:

this.parent.addEventListener("BB",etc

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