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Button.onReleaseOutside( ) Event Handler Flash 6; on(releaseOutside) supported since Flash 2
occurs when the mouse is clicked over the button, then released after rolling off the button 
theButton.onReleaseOutside()   

on (releaseOutside) {  
  statements
}

Description

The onReleaseOutside( ) event typically indicates that the user changed his mind after clicking on a button, moving the pointer off the button before releasing the mouse button. The onReleaseOutside( ) event handler is executed when the following sequence is detected:

  1. The mouse pointer is in the hit area of theButton.

  2. The primary mouse button is pressed and held (the onPress( ) event occurs).

  3. The mouse pointer moves out of theButton's hit area (the onDragOut( ) event occurs).

  4. The primary mouse button is released while the pointer is no longer in the hit area of theButton.

You will rarely bother to detect onReleaseOutside( ) events, as they usually indicate that the user intended not to perform any action.

Example

cancel_btn.onReleaseOutside = function () {
  trace("releaseOutside detected");
}

See Also

Button.onRelease( ), MovieClip.onReleaseOutside( ); Chapter 10

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