# Event.EVENT vs. "event"

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-event-vs-event/211103>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 27, 2006, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-event-vs-event/211103 "2006-12-27T10:33:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-event-vs-event/211103/1 "2006-12-27T10:33:15Z")

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so i’ve just started messing around with as3, and am wondering what the pros/cons of these two methods are.

for example,  
ActionScript Code:  
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT][COLOR=#0000FF]stage[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]align[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#FF0000]“tl”[/COLOR];  
[/LEFT]  
[/FONT]

vs  
ActionScript Code:  
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT][COLOR=#0000FF]import[/COLOR] flash.[COLOR=#000080]display[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]StageAlign[/COLOR];  
…  
[COLOR=#0000FF]stage[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]align[/COLOR] = StageAlign.[COLOR=#000080]TOP\_LEFT[/COLOR];  
[/LEFT]  
[/FONT]

or  
ActionScript Code:  
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT][COLOR=#0000FF]stage[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]addEventListener[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]Event.[COLOR=#000080]RESIZE[/COLOR], stage\_resize[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_// vs_[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]stage[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]addEventListener[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000]“resize”[/COLOR], stage\_resize[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
[/LEFT]  
[/FONT]

know what i mean?