Syntax: mouseUp mouseButtonNumber

[Bob Sneidar]

What the compiler is complaining about is likely that you cannot have a variable start with a number. This is essentially what Roger is doing with the parameter arguement. He is putting a parameter passed by the event into a variable called "2". I'm not sure this is a documentation issue, so much as a fundamental understanding issue. I know a lot about those kind! :-)

Bob S


> On Sep 22, 2016, at 17:26 , Mark Wieder <ahsoftware at sonic.net> wrote:
> 
> On 09/22/2016 03:39 PM, Roger Eller wrote:
> 
>> Possibly.  But I learned long ago to never assume even the most basic
>> knowledge because "brain-farts" are a real problem.  ;)
> 
> <g> Very much agreed.
> 
> But this isn't a problem with the mouseUp handler per se. When you declare a handler ("on xxx" or "function xxx") you can't give it explicit parameters at that time. And the script compiler properly complains if you do. Instead you give the parameter a name and can then use the name in the handler's code to do something, as in Mike's example. All LC handlers work exactly this way, and the mouseUp handler is no exception.
> 
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> Mark Wieder
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