[flexcoders] Programming 101: event target

[gwangdesign]

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

[Tracy Spratt]

Yeah, this bothered me to start with too.  I have gotten over it.  They
are just words, after all.

Tracy

 



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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

[Troy Gilbert]

 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 certainly outnumbered by events that don't
fit that mold.

Troy.