!hitTest...creating the opposite of a hitTest

[moose-o]

When I roll over a mc an enter frame triggers a function that is designed to evaluate when the mouse moves off the mc...how do you test for the opposite of a hitTest? I though in an "!", but didn't work.

var buttonTarget:String = "targetMarkets_mc";

root[buttonTarget].addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, overHandler);

function overHandler (event:MouseEvent){
            
    root[buttonTarget].gotoAndStop ("active");
    
    root[buttonTarget].addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, mouseEval);
};

function mouseEval (event:MouseEvent) {
    
    if (!root[buttonTarget].hitTestPoint (mouseX, mouseY, true)) {
        root[buttonTarget].gotoAndStop ("inactive");
        root[targetMC].removeEventListener (MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, mouseEval);
    }
}; 

Also, how do you remove the event listener? Is there a need?

[neznein9]

Why not just use ROLL_OVER instead? And always clean up your event listeners:

e.target.removeEventListener(e.type, arguments.callee);