ActionScript 3.0 :: Dispatch Event Without Changing It Into DisplayObject?
Nov 4, 2009
I'm writing a class that really doesn't need to be anything related to a displayObject. It's really more for organizational purposes, than anything else. It's there to handle 1 thing, and 1 thing only. However, I want to have it dispatch an event when it's done so that nothing gets ahead of itself, and I don't end up running functions before the SWF has finished setting itself up.
Simply using the ActionScript Code:
dispatchEvent(new Event("masterFinished",true));
Method isn't working, as the class is. I keep getting the:
PHP Code:
1180: Call to a possibly undefined method dispatchEvent.
However, if I change the class to extend Sprite, and then add it to the Stage as a displayObject, then it works just fine. Is there a way to get the class to dispatch an event without turning it into a displayObject or writing a custom EventDispatcher (I'm assuming the latter would work, but I'm not positive...).
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