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Flash AS3 - How do I create a button that animates on 'mouseover' and animates back on 'mouseout'?

I am learning Flash AS3 and would like to create a button that is a little more complex than the standard four-state symbol.

I would like the understand the relevant code required to animate a button when I mouse over it and then animate back when I mouse out.

I intend to use a sort of 'key pressing' animation and can create movieclips for the in and out animations (which will not be exactly the same) but dont know how to pull everthing together into a working button.

I can supply and .fla file if it would be more meaningful / helpful.

Thank you very much in advance for your time and assistance!

FLAASHER

You can do it with buutons and Movieclip ..

if you will use buttons just make you button with the 4 states and make 2 mvie clip with the animation yopu want and put those movieclips in the OVER and OUT states of ur buttons ... this way this anaimation will play when mouse over or nouse out

i think it will be better if u use a movie clip instade of button this will give you more controll

best regards

keybord

ASKER

Thanks,

As I mentioned I am familiar with the button option...If I use movie clips what is the AS3 code I will need to control the mouseover / mouseout states? Is there an existing example of the code or something I might use as a template?

FLAASHER

try this code

best regards

my_mc.buttonMode = true;
my_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, myOver);
my_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, myOut);
 
 
function myOver(event:MouseEvent):void{
	my_mc.gotoAndPlay(2);
	}
function myOut(event:MouseEvent):void{
	my_mc.gotoAndPlay(2);
	}

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keybord

ASKER

thanks, thats looking good - out of time at the moment but will have a look at it properly later this afternoon.

keybord

ASKER

Couldn't resist a quick look.

Exactly what I was looking for!

Many thanks FLAASHER - I suspect you may be hearing from me again...