Adding mouse events to dynamically loaded SWF

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I am loading an external SWF using the Loader class, and adding it to the stage with addChild.

When trying to add a mouse click event listener to the MovieClip, using addEventListener, nothing happens, the event never fires.

Is there a specific way to add listeners to externally loaded movie clips?

My code looks somewhat like this:

var target:MovieClip = assets["screensaver"] as MovieClip;
target.root.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClickScreenSaver, true);
addChild(target);

The target shows up on the display, but the CLICK event is completely ignored.

Josh Knauer · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-13 17:31:37Z

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You could add an event listener to the stage instead.

answered Apr 13, 2010 at 17:31

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josef.van.niekerk Over a year ago

I need the listener on the object itself, as there are numerous, and they require different logic. Thanks for your answer.

grapefrukt · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-13 17:38:48Z

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Try setting mouseChildren to false on the Loader to keep the clicks from going through.
Then add your listener to the actual loader instance instead of the content.

answered Apr 13, 2010 at 17:38

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Chris Gutierrez · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-13 20:14:36Z

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Any particular reason you are are to add the listener to target.root? Have you tried just doing...

target.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClickScreenSaver, true);

answered Apr 13, 2010 at 20:14

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josef.van.niekerk · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-14 09:46:34Z

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I added a top layer in the loaded movie, converted it to a Button, and the click registered.

Thanks for all the helpful responses!

answered Apr 14, 2010 at 9:46

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