Finding the mouse pointer's position : MouseEvent « Development « Flash / Flex / ActionScript

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3. MouseEvent

Finding the mouse pointer's position

 

package {
  import flash.display.*;
  import flash.events.*;
  import flash.text.*;

  public class Main extends Sprite {
    public function Main (  ) {
      var textfield:TextField = new TextField(  );
      textfield.text = "Click here";
      textfield.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
      textfield.x = 100;
      textfield.y = 100;

      stage.addChild(textfield);

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

    private function clickListener (e:MouseEvent):void {
      trace("Position in TextField's coordinate space: ("+ e.localX + ", " + e.localY + ")");
      trace("Position in Stage instance's coordinate space: ("+ e.stageX + ", " + e.stageY + ")");
    }
  }
}

        

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