# Object following the mouse
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-following-the-mouse/265727
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 11, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-following-the-mouse/265727 "2008-07-11T17:47:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@oirartnoc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oirartnoc)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-following-the-mouse/265727/1 "2008-07-11T17:47:56Z")
hey i want do a simple thing
i have a menu and want do someting like the top menu of kirupa site
an object following the mouse
how can i do that ?
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### Author:  [@oirartnoc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oirartnoc)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-following-the-mouse/265727/2 "2008-07-12T11:49:48Z")
can anyone help me 😃 ?
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### Author:  [@gigaboost](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gigaboost)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-following-the-mouse/265727/3 "2008-07-12T17:01:45Z")
eh,
MCName.startDrag();
or
mcname.\_y = \_ymouse;
mcname.\_x = \_xmouse;
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### Author:  [@sekasi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sekasi)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-following-the-mouse/265727/4 "2008-07-12T17:13:41Z")
^^ is AS2 : )
```auto
addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, moveThing);
function moveThing(e:MouseEvent):void {
object.y = mouseY;
object.x = mouseX;
}
```
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### Author:  [@gigaboost](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gigaboost)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-following-the-mouse/265727/5 "2008-07-12T17:52:09Z")
I always forget what forum I am on, sorry for that. I hate AS3 😛
[quote=sekasi;2357490]^^ is AS2 : )
```
ActionScript Code:
[LEFT]addEventListener[COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]MouseEvent.[COLOR=#000080]MOUSE_MOVE[/COLOR], moveThing[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
```
[COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR] moveThingCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR]:[COLOR=#0000FF]void[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000FF]object[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]y[/COLOR] = mouseY;
[COLOR=#0000FF]object[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]x[/COLOR] = mouseX;
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
[/LEFT]
[/quote]
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### Author:  [@Alex\_Lexcuk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alex_Lexcuk)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-following-the-mouse/265727/6 "2008-07-12T18:06:55Z")
I has drag SimpleButton
[http://www.dnadillo.dn.ua/fla/SimpleButton-drag.swf](http://www.dnadillo.dn.ua/fla/SimpleButton-drag.swf)
[http://www.dnadillo.dn.ua/fla/SimpleButton-drag.zip](http://www.dnadillo.dn.ua/fla/SimpleButton-drag.zip)
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### Author:  [@sekasi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sekasi)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-following-the-mouse/265727/7 "2008-07-12T18:11:50Z")
That code is pretty buggy alex ;p
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### Author:  [@oirartnoc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oirartnoc)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2008, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-following-the-mouse/265727/8 "2008-07-13T00:52:02Z")
no, its not start drag… when i move the mouse the object move…
like the top menu of kirupa
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### Author:  [@TheCanadian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheCanadian)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-following-the-mouse/265727/9 "2008-07-13T01:22:07Z")
startDrag will do that and it’s still in AS3:
[http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/flash/display/Sprite.html#startDrag()](http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/flash/display/Sprite.html#startDrag())
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### Author:  [@Alex\_Lexcuk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alex_Lexcuk)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-following-the-mouse/265727/10 "2008-07-13T17:25:59Z")
[http://murmadillo.tut.su/fla/Cursor.swf](http://murmadillo.tut.su/fla/Cursor.swf)
[http://murmadillo.tut.su/fla/Cursor.rar](http://murmadillo.tut.su/fla/Cursor.rar)
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### Author:  [@oirartnoc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oirartnoc)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-following-the-mouse/265727/11 "2008-07-13T17:52:49Z")
thanks
other thing, how i can remove something on stage.
example: i have a menu where “bio” is open and i open “portfolio” but bio stays behind portfolio.
can i remove this doing the animation but removing ?