[RESOLVED] Is it possible to pass an argument to the function triggered by an event handler?

[badaboom55]

Or you could create a function which creates specific functions.

function makeNavigate(myLabel:String):Function{
  return function(e:Event):void{
    navigate(myLabel); //navigate is defined elsewhere
  }
}

button1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, makeNavigate("FrameLabel1"), false, 0, true);

So, using your example... why does this work:

Button1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, makeNavigate("FrameLabel1"), false, 0, true);
Button2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, makeNavigate("FrameLabel2"), false, 0, true);

function makeNavigate(myLabel:String):Function{
	return function(evt:MouseEvent):void{
		gotoAndStop(myLabel);
	}
}

But this returns a 1067 compiler error:

Button1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, makeNavigate("FrameLabel1"), false, 0, true);
Button2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, makeNavigate("FrameLabel2"), false, 0, true);

function makeNavigate(myLabel:String):void{
		gotoAndStop(myLabel);
}

Why do I need to "bury" the gotoAndStop() action in another function? Why does the makeNavigate function need to return a Function data type instead of just being "void" and executing the gotoAndStop() action itself?