AS3 How to find current location of mc? - actionscript-3

Question

Thanks for the startdrag() suggestions, but I'm trying to avoid that atm
I'm trying to create a drag motion by using mouse_down then the mc = mouseX. Here is an image of the situation
But when I click, the mc always jumps to its registration point, which is the top left corner atm.
I can't work my head around how to grab the current location of the mc. Note that the mc (all_mc) is wider than the stage.
Can someone please help me out?
this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseDownHandler);
function mouseDownHandler(e:MouseEvent) {
this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, mouseMoveHandler);
}
function mouseMoveHandler(e:MouseEvent) {
all_mc.x = mouseX;
}
Edit:
Ok I kind of worked out the x location of the mouse in relation to the registration point of the mc (the registration is at the top left):
Math.abs(stage.x - all_mc.x) + mouseX
But how to I select that point of on the mc?

Answer 1

Modified Marty Wallace's answer to handle the difference between where you click and the registration point:
package {
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
public class DummyTest extends Sprite {
private var mDeltaX:Number = 0;
private var mDeltaY:Number = 0;
private var mGfx:Sprite;
public function DummyTest() {
mGfx = new Sprite();
with(mGfx.graphics) {
beginFill(0x00FF00);
drawRect(0, 0, 200, 200);
endFill();
}
addChild(mGfx);
addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, onMouseDown);
}
private function onMouseDown(e:MouseEvent) : void {
mDeltaX = mGfx.x - mouseX;
mDeltaY = mGfx.y - mouseY;
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEnterFrame);
addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, onMouseUp);
}
private function onMouseUp(e:MouseEvent) : void {
removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEnterFrame);
removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, onMouseUp);
}
private function onEnterFrame(e:Event) : void {
mGfx.x = parent.mouseX + mDeltaX;
mGfx.y = parent.mouseY + mDeltaY;
}
}
}

Answer 2

import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.display.Sprite;
var mc:MovieClip;
var sprite:Sprite = new Sprite ;
sprite.graphics.beginFill(0x000000);
sprite.graphics.drawRect(0,0,100,100);
sprite.graphics.endFill();
this.addChild(sprite);
sprite.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,function(){
sprite.startDrag();}
);
sprite.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,function(){
sprite.stopDrag();}
);

Answer 3

startDrag() has a lockCenter argument which you could try playing with.
lockCenter:Boolean (default =
false) — Specifies whether the
draggable sprite is locked to the
center of the mouse position (true),
or locked to the point where the user
first clicked the sprite (false).
Without startDrag as per comment
Make this the base class of an object that you want to drag:
package
{
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.events.Event;
public class Draggable extends Sprite
{
// vars
private var _hx:Number = 0;
private var _hy:Number = 0;
/**
* Constructor
*/
public function Draggable()
{
addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, _mouseDown);
}
/**
* MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN
*/
private function _mouseDown(e:MouseEvent):void
{
_hx = mouseX;
_hy = mouseY;
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, _handle);
addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, _mouseUp);
}
/**
* MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP
*/
private function _mouseUp(e:MouseEvent):void
{
removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, _handle);
removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, _mouseUp);
}
/**
* Event.ENTER_FRAME
*/
private function _handle(e:Event):void
{
x = parent.mouseX - _hx;
y = parent.mouseY - _hy;
}
}
}

Answer 4

stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseDownHandler);
var positionX:Number = 0;
var positionY:Number = 0;
function mouseDownHandler(e:MouseEvent) {
positionX = all_mc.mouseX;// save the x position for future reference
positionY = all_mc.mouseY;// save the y position for future reference
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, mouseMoveHandler);
}
function mouseMoveHandler(e:MouseEvent) {
all_mc.x = stage.mouseX - positionX ;
all_mc.y = stage.mouseY - positionY ;
}
function mouseUpHandler(e:MouseEvent) {
stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, mouseMoveHandler);
}