# Listener question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listener-question/245851>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 4, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listener-question/245851 "2007-12-04T21:13:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![nburlington](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/nburlington/32/1365_2.png) [@nburlington](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nburlington)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listener-question/245851/1 "2007-12-04T21:13:07Z")

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What am i doing wrong?

```auto
var listen:Object = new Object();
listen.onRelease = function(){
    trace("okay");
}

myClip.addListener(listen);

```