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ClickableText

 
Handling the MouseEvent.CLICK event
package {
  import flash.display.*;
  import flash.text.*;
  import flash.events.*;

  public class Main extends Sprite {
    public function Main (  ) {
      var theTextField:TextField = new TextField(  );
      theTextField.text       = "Click here";
      theTextField.autoSize   = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
      theTextField.border     = true;
      theTextField.background = true;
      theTextField.selectable = false;
      addChild(theTextField);

      theTextField.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickListener);
    }

    private function clickListener (e:MouseEvent):void {
      trace("Mouse was clicked");
    }
  }
}

        








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