Call the same event handler on mouse click and enter key press

Question

Can we use the same event handler which would listen to the mouse click event and the event dispatched when enter key is pressed?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Below code may Help You: -

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" 
               xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" 
               xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" minWidth="955" minHeight="600">
    <fx:Declarations>
        <!-- Place non-visual elements (e.g., services, value objects) here -->
    </fx:Declarations>
    <fx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.controls.Alert;

            private function callHandler(event:*):void
            {
                if ( event.type == KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN || event.type == MouseEvent.CLICK)
                { 
                    if (event.type == MouseEvent.CLICK || (event as KeyboardEvent).charCode == 32 )
                    {
                        Alert.show("Clicked", "Alert"); 
                    }

                }
            }

        ]]>
    </fx:Script>

    <s:Button label="Click" x="100" y="100" click="{callHandler(event)}" keyDown="{callHandler(event)}"/>
</s:Application>