you might find that using MOUSE_MOVE is a little heavy on the processor as it can fire multiple times, even within the same frame
it's probably better to use Event.ENTER_FRAME and check for the mouseX and mouseY and while you're at it, you might as well use the same listener to move the card rather than startDrag()/stopDrag() don't know if it would help, though a On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 4:49 PM, Joel Stransky <[email protected]>wrote: > Why not just include the detection logic inside the handlers you already > have? > > On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 9:52 AM, Alexander Farber < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I have 2 classes: PlayingCard and PlayingTable. > > > > The PlayingCard listens on MOUSE_UP, DOWN > > and MOVE to call startDrag() and stopDrag(). > > > > I do not want to introduce custom events, > > so I try to subscribe the PlayingTable to > > MOUSE_MOVE and MOUSE_UP events > > of each PlayingCard, so that the table can: > > > > 1) Detect that a PlayingCard is being > > dragged to a right spot (depending on > > the current phase of the game - for ex. > > from the dealer to the player), so that > > it can change color (like glow in green) > > > > 2) Detect that the mouse has been > > released after dragging a PlayingCard > > and check if the move been valid. > > > > My problem is that when I try to dispatch > > the MOUSE_MOVE events, then the > > PlayingCard receives it again and again > > and gives me the runtime error: > > > > Error #2094: Event dispatch recursion overflow. > > at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction() > > at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent() > > at Card/handleMouseMove() > > > > Has anybody please a solution for > > this probably often occuring problem? > > > > Thank you > > Alex > > > > PS: Here is my current troublesome code: > > > > public function PlayingCard() { > > ...... > > addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, handleMouseDown); > > } > > > > private function handleMouseDown(event:MouseEvent):void { > > addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, handleMouseUp); > > addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, handleMouseMove); > > ....... > > startDrag(); > > } > > > > private function handleMouseUp(event:MouseEvent):void { > > removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, handleMouseUp); > > removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, > handleMouseMove); > > ...... > > stopDrag(); > > } > > > > private function handleMouseMove(event:MouseEvent):void { > > // XXX trying to reuse the MOUSE_MOVE event > > // XXX and to dispatch it to PlayingTable - fails :-( > > > > dispatchEvent(event); > > } > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > > -- > --Joel Stransky > stranskydesign.com > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
