Mouse Events and Overlapping Display Objects

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

  public class Main extends Sprite {
    public function Main (  ) {
      var circle:Sprite = new Sprite(  );
      circle.graphics.beginFill(0x999999, 1);
      circle.graphics.lineStyle(1);
      circle.graphics.drawEllipse(0, 0, 100, 100);

      var textfield:TextField = new TextField(  );
      textfield.text = "Click here";
      textfield.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
      textfield.x = 30;
      textfield.y = 30;
      textfield.border = true;
      textfield.background = true;

      addChild(circle);
      addChild(textfield);

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

    private function clickListener (e:MouseEvent):void {
      trace("User clicked: " + e.target);
      DisplayObject(e.target).x += 10;
    }
  }
}

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