MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-EXTENDING FLASH, Manual

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32 Top-Level Functions and Methods
mouseDown()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
function mouseDown( [ pt ] ) {
// statements
}
Parameters
pt
A point that specifies the location of the mouse when the button is pressed. It is passed to
the function when the mouse button is pressed. This parameter is optional.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Function; called when the extensible tool is active and the mouse button is pressed while the
pointer is over the Stage.
Example
The following examples show how this function can be used when the extensible tool is active.
The first example displays a message in the Output panel that the mouse button was pressed.
The second example displays the
x and y coordinates of the mouse’s location when the button
was pressed.
function mouseDown() {
fl.trace("Mouse button has been pressed");
}
function mouseDown(pt) {
fl.trace("x = "+ pt.x+" :: y = "+pt.y);
}