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Use dispatchEvent() method to dispatch any event
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<!-- events/DispatchEventExample.mxml -->
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
initialize="createListener(event);">
<fx:Script>
import mx.controls.Alert;
private function createListener(e:Event):void {
b1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, myEventHandler);
b1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, myClickHandler);
}
private function myEventHandler(e:Event):void {
var result:Boolean = b1.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent(MouseEvent.CLICK, true, false));
}
private function myClickHandler(e:Event):void {
Alert.show("The event dispatched by the MOUSE_OVER was of type '" + e.type + "'.");
}
</fx:Script>
<s:Button id="b1" label="Click Me" />
</s:Application>
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