Listener's function with parameter?

programming flash
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I need to know if there is a way to include parameter during function call while making listener. For example imagine that we have function sample_function with parameter func_param:

var sample_function = function(func_param){
trace(func_param);
};

So we have button_1 on the stage and we want to trigger function on button press:

**button_1.addEventListener(“mouseDown”,sample_function)

**This works as long as we do not need parameter but if we include parameter during function call:

button_1.addEventListener(“mouseDown”,sample_function(‘bla bla bla’))

…movie will throw an error. Is there a way to include this parameter?