Get event target label
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute"> <mx:Button label="Click button!" click="clickFunction(event)" /> <mx:Script> import mx.controls.Alert; public function clickFunction(event:Event):void { var message:String = "you clicked me! "; message += event.target.label; Alert.show(message,"Event Test"); } </mx:Script> </mx:Application>