Follow Mouse

[Diegar]

I need an example of code for CS3 AS3. I want to have a mc follow my mouse around the stage. Thanks!

[Phix]

One way:

package {
    import flash.display.MovieClip
    import flash.events.MouseEvent
    
    public class FollowDoc extends MovieClip {
                          //MyMC linked in the library:
        private var theMC:MyMC;

        public function FollowDoc():void {
            theMC = new MyMC();
            addChild(theMC)
            stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, onMove);
        }
        private function onMove(me:MouseEvent):void {
            theMC.x = this.mouseX;
            theMC.y = this.mouseY;
        }
    }
} 

[Ziggwies]

Here is another approach. It assumes that the cursor symbol is already on the stage with the instance name "cursorInstanceName".

Following code goes into a frame.

stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, followMouse);

function followMouse(evt:MouseEvent):void {
	cursorInstanceName.x = mouseX;
	cursorInstanceName.y = mouseY;
}

[Airwaffle]

If you doesn't want your mouse cursor to show during this, you can use:

Mouse.hide();

But then you have to import flash.ui.Mouse;

[Phix]

With these sort of mouse-dependant events, I also like using evt.updateAfterEvent(). Keeps things nice and close.