auto trigger button event

[stii]

Hi guys,

i have a question, back in AS2 era,
if i have an MC on the stage with function as below



mc.onRelease = function() {
trace("RELEASED");
};

i can actually add in another line



mc.onRelease()

which will trigger my button event without me actually clicking on it.

I was wondering how can i achieve the same effect in as3?

because i am building a website, and i want the 1st button to trigger itself after it is
created on stage.

any idea guys?
thanks in advance

regards,
Edwin

[Anogar]

Well, you can just call whatever method you have attached to your event listener.



myButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick);

onClick();

function onClick(e:Event = null):void
{
trace("RELEASED");
}

[BenBart]

ActionScript Code:

myButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick);

onClick(e:MouseEvent){
trace("RELEASED");
}

myButton.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent(MouseEvent.CLICK));

[stii]

Well, you can just call whatever method you have attached to your event listener.



myButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick);

onClick();

function onClick(e:Event = null):void
{
trace("RELEASED");
}


hi Anogar,

Thanks for your reply.
never thought of giving the event a default null value. :)

but i still have another question

for example if


myButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick);
myButton.something = "something else"

function onClick(e:Event = null):void
{
trace(e.target.something);
}


do i have a way of getting around this? can i retrieve the value of "something" if i don't have the event ?

thanks in advance!!!!!

regards,
Edwin

[stii]

ActionScript Code:

myButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick);

onClick(e:MouseEvent){
trace("RELEASED");
}

myButton.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent(MouseEvent.CLICK));



Hi benbart,

you're the man!!! you solved my problem !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks thanks

cheers,
Edwin

[stii]

final code:



myButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick);
myButton.something = "something else";

function onClick(e:Event = null):void {
trace(e.target.something)
}

myButton.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent(MouseEvent.CLICK));

this will give me a trace of "something else"
just like if i click the button :)

thanks guys