# Event.currentTarget.name

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-currenttarget-name/261127
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [May 23, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-currenttarget-name/261127 "2008-05-23T12:32:47Z")
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### Author: ![ventoline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/dec6dc/32.png) [@ventoline](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ventoline)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-currenttarget-name/261127/1 "2008-05-23T12:32:47Z")

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Hi,

I’m pretty new to coding, and just started an xml gallery, and here i’m stuck trying to access an attribute through a As object/sprite, basically i’m trying to retrieve the .name of the xml child when the sprite is clicked… here is the code and the files linked:

import fl.containers.UILoader;  
import caurina.transitions.\*;

//---------loading the external xml file-------  
var urlRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(“pictures.xml”);  
var urlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();  
var myXML:XML = new XML();  
var xmlList:XMLList;  
[//myXML.ignoreWhitespace](https://myXML.ignoreWhitespace) = true;  
urlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,fileLoaded);  
urlLoader.load(urlRequest);

//--------holds the paths to the thumbnails-------  
var arrayURL:Array = new Array();  
//--------holds the paths to the big photos-------  
var arrayName:Array = new Array();  
//--------holds the thumbnail objects-------  
var holderArray:Array = new Array();  
var arraytext1:Array = new Array();

//-------represents the container of our gallery  
var sprite:Sprite = new Sprite();  
addChild(sprite);  
var thumb:Thumbnail;  
//-------- the thumbnails container-------  
var thumbsHolder:Sprite = new Sprite();  
sprite.addChild(thumbsHolder);  
//-------- the photoLoader container-------  
var loaderHolder:Sprite = new Sprite();  
[//loaderHolder.graphics.beginFill](https://loaderHolder.graphics.beginFill)(0xffffff,1);  
[//loaderHolder.graphics.drawRect](https://loaderHolder.graphics.drawRect)(0,0,550,330);  
[//loaderHolder.graphics.endFill](https://loaderHolder.graphics.endFill)();  
loaderHolder.x = 10;  
loaderHolder.y = 10;  
sprite.addChild(loaderHolder);  
//-------- loads the big photo-------  
var photoLoader:UILoader = new UILoader();  
photoLoader.width = 600;  
photoLoader.height = 400;  
photoLoader.y = 5;  
photoLoader.x = 5;  
[//photoLoader.buttonMode](https://photoLoader.buttonMode) = true;  
photoLoader.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,onClickBack);  
loaderHolder.addChild(photoLoader);

var cartel:TextField = new TextField;  
cartel.x = 5;  
cartel.y = 5;  
cartel.width = 110;  
cartel.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;  
cartel.selectable = false;  
addChild(cartel);  
[//cartel.text](https://cartel.text) = picTitle;

/\* we loop through the xml file  
populate the arrayURL, arrayName and position the thumbnalis\*/  
function fileLoaded(event:Event):void {  
myXML = XML(event.target.data);  
xmlList = myXML.children();

```
for (var i:int=0; i&lt;xmlList.length(); i++) {
	var picURL:String = xmlList*.url;
	var picTitle :String= String(xmlList*.attribute("name"));
	var picName:String = xmlList*.big_url;
	arrayURL.push(picURL);
	arrayName.push(picName);
	arraytext1.push(picTitle);
	holderArray* = new Thumbnail(arrayURL*,i,arrayName*);
	holderArray*.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,onClick);
	holderArray*.name = arrayName*;
	//holderArray*.titre = arraytext1*;//holderArray*.title = picTitle*;
	
	trace(picTitle);
		holderArray*.y = 65;
		holderArray*.x = i*110+65;
	thumbsHolder.addChild(holderArray*);
	if (i&gt;7) {
		thumbsHolder.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, slide);
		}
}

```

}

//----handles the Click event added to the thumbnails–  
function onClick(event:MouseEvent):void {  
photoLoader.source = event.currentTarget.name;

```
Tweener.addTween(loaderHolder, {alpha:1, time:1, transition:"linear"});

```

}  
//----handles the Click event added to the photoLoader----  
function onClickBack(event:MouseEvent):void {

```
Tweener.addTween(loaderHolder, {alpha:0, time:2, transition:"linear"});

```

[//thumbsHolder.removeChild](https://thumbsHolder.removeChild);  
}

function slide(event:MouseEvent){  
//if (mouseX \> 660){Tweener.addTween(thumbsHolder, {x:0, time:1, transition:“easeIn”});}  
}

//the .as file  
//\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

package {  
import flash.display.Sprite;  
import fl.containers.UILoader;  
import caurina.transitions.\*;  
import flash.events.MouseEvent;

```
public class Thumbnail extends Sprite {
	private var nume:String;
	private var url:String;
	public var id:int;
	private var loader:UILoader;
	public var nom:String;
	public var itemNr:int;
	
	function Thumbnail(source:String,itemNr:int,numeThumb:String):void {
		url = source;
		id = itemNr;
		name = nom;//nom = picTitle[itemNr];
		this.nume = numeThumb;
		drawLoader();
		addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER,onOver);
		addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT,onOut);
		scaleThumb();
	}
	
	private function drawLoader():void {
		loader = new UILoader();
		loader.source = url;
		loader.mouseEnabled = false;
		loader.x = 0;
		loader.y = 0;
		addChild(loader);

	}
	private function onOver(event:MouseEvent):void {
		Tweener.addTween(this, {scaleX:1,scaleY:1, time:1, transition:"easeout"});
		Tweener.addTween(this, {alpha:1, time:1, transition:"easeout"});
	}
	private function onOut(event:MouseEvent):void {
		Tweener.addTween(this, {scaleX:.9,scaleY:.9, time:1, transition:"easeout"});
		Tweener.addTween(this, {alpha:.5, time:1, transition:"easeout"});
	}
	private function scaleThumb():void {
		this.scaleX = .9;
		this.scaleY = .9;
		this.alpha = .5;
	}
}

```

}