# MouseEvent Listener (What the hell)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouseevent-listener-what-the-hell/283991>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 13, 2009, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouseevent-listener-what-the-hell/283991 "2009-03-13T14:25:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![ORNj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@ORNj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ORNj)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouseevent-listener-what-the-hell/283991/1 "2009-03-13T14:25:02Z")

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It’s never been an issue since I always anticipate it but just wondering…

if I put a MouseEvent listener on a movieclip/sprite…

```auto

whatever.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickAction, false, 0, true);

function clickAction(e:MouseEvent):void {
  trace(e.target);
}

```

that traces a movieclip inside the intended target…