This thread is part 1 in the “Understanding the AS3 Event System” series.

I originally wrote this thread as a response to a Kirupa forum thread: Passing a string to be a custom event

This is my first draft, so any opinions or thoughts are deeply appreciated, especially if there is anything you still don’t fully understand or would like me to clarify further.

A Google search for “ActionScript blog” returns over 5,790,000 results. In a widespread internet world like this, it can be difficult (especially for beginners) sifting through which information is reliable and helpful, and which simply isn’t (hopefully this blog is not in the latter category).

Here is my personal list of blogs I find quite worthwhile to bookmark and check up on from time to time.