[flexcoders] Programming 101: event target

Hi, I am just wondering why, in ActionScript, the subject of an event is called a target? Is it kind of counter intuitive? In Java, it is called source, which sounds much more understandable to me. Thanks.

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@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Programming 101: event target Hi, I am just wondering why, in ActionScript, the subject of an event is called a target? Is it kind of counter intuitive? In Java, it is called source, which sounds much more understandable to me. Thanks.

Re: [flexcoders] Programming 101: event target

I am just wondering why, in ActionScript, the subject of an event is called a target? Is it kind of counter intuitive? In Java, it is called source, which sounds much more understandable to me. Best I can figure is it came from some events like mouse clicks which are targets, but that's