# .AS3--\> addEventListener

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-addeventlistener/269787>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 1, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-addeventlistener/269787 "2008-09-01T17:54:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![johnb816](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/db5fbb/32.png) [@johnb816](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnb816)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-addeventlistener/269787/1 "2008-09-01T17:54:33Z")

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Short and simple: is it possible to place a listener on a number type?

Example:  
var index:Number=0;  
i++;

index.addEventListener(??? **:**???, IndexChange);