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ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference > ActionScript classes > Button > _target (Button._target property)

_target (Button._target property)

Returns the target path of the button instance specified by my_btn.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 6

Example

Add a button instance to the Stage with an instance name my_btn and add the following code to Frame 1 of the Timeline:

trace(my_btn._target); //displays /my_btn

Select my_btn and convert it to a movie clip. Give the new movie clip an instance name my_mc. Delete the existing ActionScript in Frame 1 of the Timeline and replace it with:

my_mc.my_btn.onRelease = function(){
    trace(this._target); //displays /my_mc/my_btn
};

To convert the notation from slash notation to dot notation, modify the previous code example to the following:

my_mc.my_btn.onRelease = function(){
    trace(eval(this._target)); //displays _level0.my_mc.my_btn
};

This lets you access methods and parameters of the target object, such as:

my_mc.my_btn.onRelease = function(){
    var target_btn:Button = eval(this._target);
trace(target_btn._name); //displays my_btn
};

See also

_target (MovieClip._target property)

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