User Guide

MovieClip.onRelease 565
MovieClip.onRelease
Availability
Flash Player 6.
Usage
my_mc.onRelease = function() {
// your statements here
}
Parameters
None.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Event handler; invoked the mouse button is released over a movie clip. You must define a
function that executes when the event handler is invoked. You can define the function on the
Timeline or in a class file that extends the MovieClip class or is linked to a symbol in the library.
For more information, see “Assigning a class to a movie clip symbol” in Using ActionScript in
Flash.
Example
The following example defines a function for the onPress method that sends a trace() action to
the Output panel:
logo_mc.onRelease = function() {
trace(“onRelease called”);
};