User Guide

478 Chapter 2: ActionScript Language Reference

Mouse.hide()

Availability

Flash Player 5.

Usage

Mouse.hide() : Boolean

Parameters

None.

Returns

A Boolean value: true if the pointer is visible; false otherwise.

Description

Method; hides the pointer in a SWF file. The pointer is visible by default.

Example:

The following code hides the standard mouse pointer, and sets the x and y positions of the

cursor_mc movie clip instance to the x and y cursor position. Create a movie clip and set its

Linkage identifier to

cursor_id. Add the following ActionScript to Frame 1 of the Timeline:

// to use this script you need a symbol

// in your library with a Linkage Identifier of "pointer_id".

this.attachMovie("pointer_id", "pointer_mc", this.getNextHighestDepth());

Mouse.hide();

var mouseListener:Object = new Object();

mouseListener.onMouseMove = function() {

pointer_mc._x = _xmouse;

pointer_mc._y = _ymouse;

updateAfterEvent();

};

Mouse.addListener(mouseListener);