Simulate click event in AS3

Question

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.

Pedigree

What element are you trying to simulate the click to? – Malachi

Answer 1

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

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

Ligan

I am curious, is the dispatch handler of Flash PREVENTING the firing of the MOUSE_DOWN event? – Braggart

@Braggart 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 – Ligan

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. – Braggart

Answer 2

You must dispatch a MouseEvent.CLICK event.

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

Euterpe

Answer 3

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.

Braggart