Event Listener Without Object

[icu222much]

I am wondering if there is a way to attach an event listener to something other then an object? What I currently have is an event listener that is activated when object 'mc' is loaded. I would like to have the event list to activate without having it tied to an object. Is this possible?

mc.addEventListener(Event.ACTIVATE, loadChild);

function loadChild(e:Event){
   ...function...
}

[5TonsOfFlax]

No, what would it even mean? What would dispatch the event?

[icu222much]

That was what I was thinking. From my understanding, an event listener needs to be attached to an object.

I remember from AS2 that there was something like onMovieLoad(doThis). Does this or something like that exist in AS3?

[5TonsOfFlax]

Having never done much with AS2, I don't know what that code would do. Which movie load would trigger it?

In AS3, you can add a listener for Event.COMPLETE to the Loader/LoaderInfo which loads the movie you are interested in.

Or you can add a listener in the constructor of the loaded movie itself, probably for Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE or to that movie's loaderInfo for Event.COMPLETE (same object as going through the Loader from outside).

[icu222much]

Thank you. I'll look into Loader/LoaderInfo