[as3] replacement for releaseOutside?

[smizzle]

Is there a replacement in as3 for releaseOutside? The mouseUp will only detect when you release over the object.

[senocular]

http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1948182#post1948182

[sarahelizabeth]

If you don't need to distinguish between a release on the object / outside the object, adding the mouse up listener to the stage also works.

[smizzle]

Thanks!

[uzairarshad]

Consider you are making a scroller and you have two button "upArrow" and "downArrow." Now, you must be wondering best place to add a listener on stage to detect mouse up outside. As you have two buttons on same level.

For this one of the good way is do as following.

upArrow.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,upA rrowMouseDown);
upArrow.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,upArr owMouseUp);

downArrow.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,d ownArrowMouseDown);
downArrow.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,dow nArrowMouseUp);

private function upArrowMouseDown(e:MouseEvent){
//adding event listener on stage
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,upArrow MouseUp);
//your logic comes here.

}

private function upArrowMouseUp(e:MouseEvent){
//removing listener from stage.
stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,upAr rowMouseUp);
//your logic comes here
}

private function downArrowMouseDown(e:MouseEvent){
//adding event listener on stage
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,downArr owMouseUp);
//your logic comes here.

}

private function downArrowMouseUp(e:MouseEvent){
//removing listener from stage.
stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,down ArrowMouseUp);
//your logic comes here
}

I hope you are comfortable with idea now.


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