Simulate click event in AS3

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Is there any way to simulate a click event in AS3? I'm trying this:

element.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, true, false));

But click event isn't trigger it.

What element are you trying to simulate the click to? – stormbreaker Sep 23 '11 at 10:10 — stormbreaker, Sep 23 '11 at 10:10

score 22 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 23 '11 at 10:16

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If you are listening for MouseEvent.CLICK then dispatch MouseEvent.CLICK. You are now dispatching MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN

element.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent(MouseEvent.CLICK));

answered Sep 23 '11 at 10:16

Pranav Hosangadi

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I am curious, is the dispatch handler of Flash PREVENTING the firing of the MOUSE_DOWN event? – eLouai Sep 23 '11 at 18:38
@eLouai if you are listening for a `MOUSE_DOWN` event, Flash will not handle `CLICK` events, and vice versa. The `MOUSE_DOWN` event is fired when you click the mouse, the `MOUSE_UP` when you release then mouse. The `CLICK` event is equivalent to a `MOUSE_DOWN` followed by a `MOUSE_UP`. However, dispatching `MOUSE_DOWN` and `MOUSE_UP` separately will not fire a `CLICK` event – Pranav Hosangadi Sep 24 '11 at 08:43
As per Adobe's documents they state it clearly ... "For a click event to occur, it must always follow this series of events in the order of occurrence: mouseDown event, then mouseUp. The target object must be identical for both of these events; otherwise the click event does not occur. Any number of other mouse events can occur at any time between the mouseDown or mouseUp events; the click event still occurs." but unfortunately I seem to up unable to affect it, so either the system is listening on ANOTHER event stream that it reacts to, or there is a bug. – eLouai Sep 24 '11 at 19:27

gabitzish · Answer 2 · 2011-09-23T10:27:46.453

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You must dispatch a MouseEvent.CLICK event.

element.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent(MouseEvent.CLICK, true, false));

edited Sep 23 '11 at 10:27

answered Sep 23 '11 at 10:10

gabitzish

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 23 '11 at 18:42

To simulate a CLICK event you need first to dispatch:

element.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, true, false));

followed by a:

element.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, true, false));

On the MOUSE_UP event the handler will then issue a click event (if the mouse is OVER the element, so you may need to set the mouse_x and mouse_y variables in the dispatched event.

Simulate click event in AS3

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