Specify a listener function for the Button control's click event
<?xml version="1.0"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"> <mx:Script> import mx.controls.Alert; private function myEventHandler(event:Event):void { Alert.show("An event occurred"); } </mx:Script> <mx:Button id="b1" label="Click Me" click="myEventHandler(event)" /> </mx:Application>