# Problem when creating drop down menu

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-when-creating-drop-down-menu/324182>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 7, 2011, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-when-creating-drop-down-menu/324182 "2011-08-07T07:47:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![siriso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@siriso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/siriso)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2011, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-when-creating-drop-down-menu/324182/1 "2011-08-07T07:47:27Z")

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I’m trying to create a simple drop down menu in as3. My problem is the sub menu’s buttons of the main buttons cannot be listened by the mouse event. I have no idea why it couldn’t work, here I attached the source.

Hope somebody can help me, thanks!