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ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference > ActionScript classes > MovieClip > onRelease (MovieClip.onRelease handler)

onRelease (MovieClip.onRelease handler)

Invoked when a user releases the mouse button over a movie clip. You must define a function that executes when the event handler is invoked. You can define the function on the timeline or in a class file that extends the MovieClip class or is linked to a symbol in the library.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 6

Example

The following example defines a function for the onRelease() method that sends a trace() action to the Output panel:

my_mc.onRelease = function () {
    trace("onRelease called");
}

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