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MovieClip.onMouseDown( ) Event Handler Flash 6
handler executed when primary mouse button is depressed while the clip is on stageFlash 5; callback form introduced in 
mc.onMouseDown()
  
onClipEvent (mouseDown) {
  statements
}

Description

The onMouseDown( ) event handler is the callback form (and more modern analogue) of the legacy onClipEvent (mouseDown) event handler. The onMouseDown( ) event handler is identical to the Mouse.onMouseDown( ) listener event, except that it allows for screen refreshes between frames via updateAfterEvent( ). It executes when mc is on stage and the primary mouse button is depressed. The MovieClip.onMouseDown( ) handler would be obsolete in Flash 6 if Mouse.onMouseDown( ) supported updateAfterEvent( ). For complete details, see Mouse.onMouseDown( ).

Example

// Callback form
_root.onMouseDown = function () {
  trace("The mouse was pressed");
}
   
// Flash 5-style onClipEvent() block placed directly on a movie clip instance
onClipEvent (mouseDown) {
  trace("The mouse was pressed");
}

See Also

Mouse.onMouseDown( ), MovieClip.onMouseMove( ), MovieClip.onMouseUp( )

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