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362 Chapter 6: ActionScript Core Classes
Mouse class
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Description
The Mouse class is a top-level class whose properties and methods you can access without using a
constructor. You can use the methods of the Mouse class to hide and show the mouse pointer
(cursor) in the SWF file. The mouse pointer is visible by default.
Method summary for the Mouse class
Listener summary for the Mouse class
Mouse.addListener()
Availability
Flash Player 6.
Usage
Mouse.addListener (newListener:Object)
Parameters
newListener
An object.
Returns
Nothing.
Method Description
Mouse.addListener()
Registers an object to receive onMouseDown, onMouseMove,
onMouseWheel, and onMouseUp notification.
Mouse.hide()
Hides the mouse pointer in the SWF file.
Mouse.removeListener()
Removes an object that was registered with addListener().
Mouse.show()
Displays the mouse pointer in the SWF file.
Method Description
Mouse.onMouseDown
Notified when the mouse button is pressed down.
Mouse.onMouseMove
Notified when the mouse is moved.
Mouse.onMouseUp
Notified when the mouse button is released.
Mouse.onMouseWheel
Notified when the user rolls the mouse wheel.
CHAPTER 6
ActionScript Core Classes