Name
Mouse Object — hide or reveal the mouse pointer
Availability
Flash 5
Synopsis
Mouse.methodName
Methods
- hide
( ) Hides the mouse pointer.
- show
( ) Enables the mouse pointer.
Description
The
Mouse object has only two
methods and no properties. We use Mouse.hide( )
to conceal the system mouse pointer, usually in order to replace it
with a customized mouse pointer as shown later. It may also be
desirable to hide the mouse pointer in fullscreen,
keyboard-controlled movies or for touch-screen kiosks.
Note that the Mouse object does not tell us the
location of the mouse pointer. That information is stored in the
_xmouse and _ ymouse properties
of each movie clip object. Use _root._xmouse and
_root._ ymouse to determine the mouse
pointer’s location on the main Stage.
See Also
MovieClip
._xmouse,
MovieClip
._ ymouse
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