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On this tutorial we show how to start the drag through an event listener. The event listener will fire a function that starts the drag, stops the listener for mouse down and starts waiting for release.

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Here is the Code!!
// Circle Flash Drag and Drop
// by Avraham Saltoun solutions at say-web dot com
// FREE to use, copy and Distribute.

//It all starts with an Event Listener

Circle_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, Drag);

/*

The _mc enables CODE HINTING for Movie Clip
(The drop down with suggestions)

When the mouse button is clicked the compiler
will look and go for the Drag function */

function Drag (e:MouseEvent): void {

// The e represents the value beign recieved
// void is good practice to state no value
// will be return. Would work without it!

Circle_mc.startDrag();
Circle_mc.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,Drag);
Circle_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, Drop);

}

function Drop (e:MouseEvent):void

// Let’s copy and paste
// This will release the circle
// from the mouse!

{
Circle_mc.stopDrag();
Circle_mc.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,Drop);
Circle_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, Drag); }

// Thanks for Watching !!!!