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_mantra on 07/01/10


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actionscript 3 simple drag and drop

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simple drag and drop of an object on to a target. It will trace a 'success' message when the object is placed on the target item after being dragged and released.

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  1. dragItem_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseDownHandler);
  2. dragItem_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, mouseUpHandler);
  3.  
  4. function mouseDownHandler(e:MouseEvent):void {
  5.   var obj = e.target;
  6.   obj.startDrag();
  7. }
  8.  
  9. function mouseUpHandler(e:MouseEvent):void {
  10.  
  11.   var obj = e.target;
  12.   var target = obj.dropTarget; 
  13.  
  14.   if(target != null && target.parent == dropTarget_mc) {
  15.  
  16.   	trace('target hit');
  17.   }
  18.   obj.stopDrag();
  19. }

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Posted By: burnandbass on February 12, 2012

You better assign the MOUSE_UP listener to the stage, sometimes the mouse can be outside the dragged object

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