[AS3] MOUSE_OVER help

[flips30240]

Im trying to make a simple maze where when the mouse hits the wall the mouse resets back to the starting point. Im using the MOUSE_OVER function and that's where i get stuck. heres the code so far.

var wall:Shape = new Shape();
wall.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, denied);

function denied(event:MouseEvent) :void {
if (


and thats where my brilliant ideas stop.... im not sure what to put in the if statement to make the program realize the mouse is touching the wall and it needs to reset. ( I just started as3 a few days ago so im pretty bad ) thanks in advance for any help!

[tadster]

hmmm.. make the actual users mouse move backwards? Even if you did that they would just move it again. Or do you mean somehting like make it invisible over the shape?

import flash.ui.Mouse;
wall.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, denied);
wall.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, backAgain);
function denied(event:MouseEvent):void {
Mouse.hide();
}
function backAgain(yeayeayea:MouseEvent):void {
Mouse.show();
}

[flips30240]

you know like the scary maze game kinda thing where when you touch the wall the mouse is reset to the beginning, ill give what you posted a try =) thanks for fast response!

[flips30240]

edit : still not working =(

[flips30240]

Alright, seeing s im new and probably doing something wrong aside from the code im gonna go into more detail ( yay time to listen to me blabber ) i made 2 graphics ( one for each wall ) and saved them ass wall1 and wall2 i left space in between each one as the part the mouse will navigate through. so im assuming i want to call out those 2 walls as variables

var wall1:Shape = new Shape; should i calssify them as a shape or sprite?
var wall2:Shape = new Shape;

then i want to add an evet listenr to listen if the mouse is touching either of the walls

wall1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, resetmouse);
wall2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, resetmouse);

then make the function to reset the mouse

function resetmouse(event:MouseEvent) :void {

now what would i put here to reset the mouse back to the starting point
and what would i put to specify a starting point for the mouse to bet set at at the start of the app
}

hopefully at least part of that is semi right and makes sense

[hoolagon]

You cant add MouseOver events to Shapes. You need to use a Sprite

[flips30240]

so hopefuly
var wall1:sprite = new sprite;

should work? much thanks =)


so far i have


import flash.ui.Mouse;
var wall1:Sprite = new Sprite;
var wall2:Sprite = new Sprite;

wall1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, resetmouse);
wall2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, resetmouse);

function resetmouse(event:MouseEvent) :void {

Mouse.hide();
}

im nt getting any script errors but nothing is happening either -_-

[hoolagon]

are you adding your Sprite to the stage?
Also instead of Mouse.hide() for now just try a trace such as trace("resetmouse");

[flips30240]

ohh no i didnt add it to the stage, how do i go about doing that? stage.addSprite(wall1); ?

[flashGeneral]

Try

addChild(wall1);