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ActionScript 2.0 Components Language Reference > Delegate class

Delegate class

Inheritance Object > Delegate

ActionScript Class Name mx.utils.Delegate

The Delegate class lets you run a function in a specific scope. This class is provided so that you can dispatch the same event to two different functions (see Delegating events to functions in Using ActionScript 2.0 Components), and so that you can call functions within the scope of the containing class.

When you pass a function as a parameter to EventDispatcher.addEventListener(), the function is invoked in the scope of the broadcaster component instance, not the object in which it is declared (see Delegating the scope of a function in Using ActionScript 2.0 Components). You can call Delegate.create() to call the function within the scope of the declaring object.

Method summary for the Delegate class

The following table lists the method of the Delegate class.

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