MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN works but MouseEvent.CLICK doesn't

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I’m making a button for the first time, and I wanted to use a full click to drive it. However, when I use addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClickHandler); nothing happens when I click on it. When I use (with the rest of the code being identical) addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, onClickHandler); it works like a charm.

Can anyone explain to me why this might be?

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: Solved! See below.