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EventDispatcher class (API)

ActionScript Class Name mx.events.EventDispatcher

Method summary for the EventDispatcher class

The following table lists the methods of the EventDispatcher class.

Method	Description
`EventDispatcher.addEventListener()`	Registers a listener with a component instance.
EventDispatcher.dispatchEvent()	Dispatches an event programmatically.
`EventDispatcher.removeEventListener()`	Removes an event listener from a component instance.

Version 8

Comments

Kimscho said on Apr 25, 2006 at 3:15 AM :

How about some tips about how to implement the EventDispatcher class on your own classes?

Shouldn't the initialize() method be mentioned too?

MCR said on Apr 26, 2006 at 2:46 AM :

This page does not mention the initialize(Object:Object) method which is used, from looking at the class code to

"add listening and dispatching methods to an object"

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