# Passing vars to mouse handler

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-vars-to-mouse-handler/305858>\
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**Created:** [March 4, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-vars-to-mouse-handler/305858 "2010-03-04T17:06:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![geestring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@geestring](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geestring)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-vars-to-mouse-handler/305858/1 "2010-03-04T17:06:35Z")

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btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, handler);

function handler(e:MouseEvent):void{

}

how do I access an input textfield in that hander? Is the only way to use the Dictionary class?