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Hi! I'm having trouble using the dispatchEvent() method to communicate between two custom classes. The problem is the Main class listens for an event that another class dispatches, but somehow it doesn't 'catch' it... Here is my main class: Code: package { import app.Thumb; import flash.display.Sprite; import flash.events.Event; public class TestLoadThumbs extends Sprite { ...

Hey there AmiKaze. The problem here is that your listener is set up AFTER the event has been dispatched. ActionScript Code: // The moment you create thumb, its constructor is called and your event is dispatched var thumb:Thumb = new Thumb ( ) ; thumb. y = 50 ; thumb. x = 60 * _thumbCounter; // The listener is added, but your event was already dispatched when ...

Ahhh, of course... Thanks a lot skineh! My problem is solved!

Ah, one other thing. You should create a class for your events and define the event actions as a public static constant. Then if you change your mind about using the string "thumbAdded" later on, you update the constant and your code continues to work. It's the same way we use things like addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, [...]); instead of addEventListener("enterFrame", [...]); - same ...

Thanks for the tip dthought! I'll definitely look into it.