ActionScript 3.0 :: Using A Pair Of Eventlisteners For All Mover Clips With Incrementing Names?
Jun 4, 2010
I have set up a roll_over / roll_out listener that works for me, but the event only applies to "inBulb_mc". As I have it set now, a bunch of squares are blinking through random colors. I want the mouseover to pause this event no matter which mc i mouse over. Is there a way to indicate that this should work for any instancename "inBulb_mc"+number.
using a variable such as i=0; i++ ; won't work because i need it to happen wherever the mouse is.
Quote:
inBulb_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, manageMouseOver, false, 0, true);
inBulb_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, manageMouseOut, false, 0, true);
Is there a way to set it up so that the listener works for all instances of inBulb_mc, be it inBulb_mc0 inBulb_mc1 inBulb_mc2 etc
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