Mousedown on stage? Clicked movieclip name?

Hi guys,

using this code...

Actionscript Code:

this.onMouseDown = function() {
    // Mouse down anywhere
}

What do i put in that function to get the instance name -- if the user clicked, a button, or a movieclip.

Thankyou! :cap:

Let me see if I get it...you want that when the user click a button, or a movieclip, it shows in a dynamic textbox, or in the output panel that "YOU HAVE CLICKED THE BUTTON Button_A" or "YOU HAVE CLICKED THE MOVIECLIP MC_A" ?? Is that what you want?

no - sorry! That's not what i'm trying to do. I didnt explain it very well :(

In AS3 - i could do this...

Actionscript Code:

stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick);

function onClick (event:MouseEvent):void {
    trace("I CLICKED ON: " + event.target.name)
}

I'm just looking for the AS2 equivalent :yikes:

Thanks for the reply! :cap:

Now I see with clarity hehe. Let me try to help you :)

Hope this helps:

http://www.actionscript.org/forums/s....php3?t=172303