ActionScript 3.0 :: E.target For Hittesting?

Nov 9, 2009

I have a question regarding hittest object in actionscript 3. When using events, you can check what the current target is by using e.target or e.currenttarget. I was wondering how this achievable by hittesting?since hittests are not a function.

I need to retrieve info about the hittested object.Here is an example to make it more clear:

ActionScript Code:
if(movieclip1.hitTestObject(movieclip2)){
textfield.text = "this is information selected by the hittest: " + channel[e.target.name].item;
}

I'm working on a project and using hittest to navigate. So it's pretty important haha.

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