Question : Getting the instance name of a clicked movie clip

I want to

(i) get the identfier of a movie clip

(ii) then use that identifier to modify the alpha of it the instance. I have tried the code below.

(iii) then change the alpha of the children of that movie clip

Code Snippet:

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button1_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, changeAlpha); function changeAlpha (event:MouseEvent):void { this.alpha = 0.6; }

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Answer : Getting the instance name of a clicked movie clip

try this :
button1_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, changeAlpha);
function changeAlpha(event:MouseEvent):void {
      event.target.alpha = 0.6;
      trace(event.target.name)
}

best regards