Simple Button Class - AS3

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The SimpleButton class is a sweet way to put sprites together to make a button. The SimpleButton is a light weight alternative to the heavier MovieClip object.

var myButton:SimpleButton = new SimpleButton();
myButton.upState = mySprite1;
myButton.overState = mySprite2;
myButton.downState = mySprite3;
myButton.hitAreaState = mySprite4;

You can also draw your sprites on the fly.

var myButton:SimpleButton = new SimpleButton();

//create the look of the states
var down:Sprite = new Sprite();
down.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0x000000);
down.graphics.beginFill(0xFFCC00);
down.graphics.drawRect(10, 10, 100, 30);

var up:Sprite = new Sprite();
up.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0x000000);
up.graphics.beginFill(0x0099FF);
up.graphics.drawRect(10, 10, 100, 30);

var over:Sprite = new Sprite();
over.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0x000000);
over.graphics.beginFill(0x9966FF);
over.graphics.drawRect(10, 10, 100, 30);

// assign the sprites
myButton.upState = up;
myButton.overState = over;
myButton.downState = down;
myButton.hitTestState = up;