# DispatchEvent()

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dispatchevent/309151>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 8, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dispatchevent/309151 "2010-05-08T03:33:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![endemoniada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@endemoniada](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/endemoniada)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dispatchevent/309151/1 "2010-05-08T03:33:39Z")

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Hi guys,

If I call dispatchEvent() is it immediate ? For example:

addEventListener(“myEvent”, myEventHandler);

dispatchEvent(new Event(“myEvent”));

// is it possible any other event handlers or doSomething() can be called before myEventHandler() ?

doSomething();

Thanks.