# Process TextEvent first

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/process-textevent-first/276477
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 28, 2008, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/process-textevent-first/276477 "2008-11-28T06:32:15Z")
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### Author: ![DFox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@DFox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DFox)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2008, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/process-textevent-first/276477/1 "2008-11-28T06:32:15Z")

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Hi,

I have an application that is using a MouseDown event on the stage, and a TextEvent to process links within an a TextField that shows HTML (links use a href). When the user clicks on the text link, the MouseDown event for the stage is processed first. I need it to process the TextEvent for link processing before it does the MouseDown one. Does anyone know a way to accomplish this? I tried using the priority in addEventListener, but that appears to only be for the same exact listeners.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,  
~David