User Guide

566 Chapter 2: ActionScript Language Reference
MovieClip.onReleaseOutside
Availability
Flash Player 6.
Usage
my_mc.onReleaseOutside = function() {
// your statements here
}
Parameters
None.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Event handler; invoked after the mouse button has been pressed inside the movie clip area and
then released outside the movie clip area.
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 onReleaseOutside method that sends a
trace() action to the Output panel:
my_mc.onReleaseOutside = function () {
trace ("onReleaseOutside called");
};