Difference between 'This' and 'Stage'?

[Guilhermedidi]

what are the differences between '.this' and '.stage'?

I've searched, found nothing

[samac1068]

Well I can't be 100% positive, but this refers to the current object. It will change based on which class or level you are current at. Within a class, this will refer to the class itself. Stage refers the main displayObjectContainer. This is the area in which all displayObject are added to.

I know someone can explain it better, but that is how I understand it.

[Guilhermedidi]

thanks samac, I believe I got the idea.

[rynoe]

Well I can't be 100% positive, but this refers to the current object. It will change based on which class or level you are current at. Within a class, this will refer to the class itself. Stage refers the main displayObjectContainer. This is the area in which all displayObject are added to.

I know someone can explain it better, but that is how I understand it.

Good explanation.

I would add that the "this" statement is a common term used in many different languages that refers to the current object.

The "stage" statement however is found specificlly in flash and was added to the language with as 3.0.

[gotoAndCrash]

Perhaps the "stage" of an object could be defined as any area (of the object) not inhabited by graphics or other "physical" objects???

Edit: Well, I guess that's fine for MouseEvents & such, but in terms of something like KeyboardEvents, it's more like a ghost with an event listener on it!