MovieClip.hitArea

Availability

Flash Player 6.

Usage

my_mc.hitArea

Returns

A reference to a movie clip.

Description

Property; designates another movie clip to serve as the hit area for a button movie clip. If the hitArea property does not exist or is null or undefined, the button movie clip itself is used as the hit area. The value of the hitArea property may be a reference to a movie clip object.

You can change the hitArea property at any time; the modified button movie clip immediately takes on the new hit area behavior. The movie clip designated as the hit area does not need to be visible; its graphical shape, although not visible, is hit-tested. The hitArea property can be read out of a prototype object.