removeEventListener Question

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I’m trying to remove an event listener but I can’t make it work correctly. Here’s the code:

helpLoader.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, onHelpOver);

function onHelpOver(e:MouseEvent):void {
addChild(helpBox);
helpLoader.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, onHelpOut);
}

function onHelpOut(e:MouseEvent):void {
removeChild(helpBox);
helpLoader.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, onHelpOut);
}

I want to add a MOUSE_OUT listener in the first function, then remove it during the second function. I think I coded it properly, but I can’t be sure. I tried to test the code by changing the remove event listener (below) to remove the original listener but it didn’t work. Typically, I’d just trace the object to see if it’s still there, but I don’t know how to trace a listener.

helpLoader.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, onHelpOver);

Thanks for the help,

~Josh