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"); } } }