AS3 startDrag x y coordinates

Hey guys, not sure if this is possible but i'd like to get the X,Y coordinates of a button I drag. here's my problem:

PHP Code:

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backbutton_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MouseDown, backbuttonDown);
backbutton_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MouseMove, backbuttonMove);

public function backbuttonDown(e:MouseEvent)
        {
            backbutton_btn.startDrag();
        }

public function backbuttonMove(e:MouseEvent)
        {
            trace(backbutton_btn.x +","+backbutton_btn.y);
} 


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the x and y coordinates remain the same even though i'm clearly dragging my button all over the stage. I did code my own by putting events and whatnot around the button but startDrag seemed smoother and faster. is it even possible?

You're doing it wrong. ;)

Code:

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backbutton_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MouseDown, backbuttonDown);
backbutton_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MouseMove, backbuttonMove);

public function backbuttonDown(e:MouseEvent)
        {
            e.target.startDrag();
        }

public function backbuttonMove(e:MouseEvent)
        {
            trace(e.stageX +","+e.stageY);
}

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by illustratedlife

You're doing it wrong. ;)

PHP Code:

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backbutton_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MouseDown, backbuttonDown); 
backbutton_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MouseMove, backbuttonMove); 

public function backbuttonDown(e:MouseEvent) 
        { 
            e.target.startDrag(); 
        } 

public function backbuttonMove(e:MouseEvent) 
        { 
            trace(e.stageX +","+e.stageY); 
} 


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hmmm...this does work, but I still don't understand why the x and y coordinates of my button remain at 0,0 and now I have to rely on the mouse event to report where it is at. maybe what i'm doing isn't the most popular thing, I just think it's cool to drag programmatic buttons around. ;)

new to the forum. still somewhat green to AS3. hello all.

i was reading this post (i found while doing a search to answer my question) and thought i'd ask you this here.

how would i lock in an object into set boundries? i can do this in AS2 but can't get it to work in 3.

in a nut shell, i have a ball. i want to drag this ball around the screen, but when it gets to the edge i don't want it to get cut off but instead stop at edge of the ball. essentially the stage is a box.

here's what i got so far:

Quote:

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ball_mc.buttonMode = true;
ball_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, drag);
ball_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, drop);

function drag(event:Event):void
{
ball_mc.startDrag();
}

function drop(event:Event):void
{
ball_mc.stopDrag();
}

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so how do i set the boundries in which i want the ball to stay?

thanks!
`shields

The LiveDocs are your friend.

In AS3 it's done with a rectangle. Lookup startDrag in the LiveDocs index for the exact syntax.

awesome! thanks illustratedlife. that was pretty easy to figure out once you told me what to look for.

sorry tried to go back and add this to my previous post but couldn't find the edit button.

so this is what i did:

Quote:

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ball_mc.buttonMode = true;
ball_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, drag);
ball_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, drop);
var rectangle:Rectangle = new Rectangle(17, 17, 515, 365);

function drag(event:Event):void
{
ball_mc.startDrag(true, rectangle);
}

function drop(event:Event):void
{
ball_mc.stopDrag();
}

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