Html5: EventDispatcher::dispatchEvent() returns wrong value when prevented

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#1

According to the docs, EventDispatcher::dispatchEvent() should return false if either something during dispatch goes wrong or if the method preventDefault() of the Event-object was called.

But in html5 it returns true, albeit preventDefault() was called.
Have tested it with openfl 8.0.2 + lime 6.3.0 and also with openfl 8.2.2 and lime 6.4.0

Here a small test:

function test() 
{
	var dispatcher:IEventDispatcher = new EventDispatcher();
	dispatcher.addEventListener("test123", handleEvent);
	
	var evt:Event = new Event("test123", false, true);
	var success:Bool = dispatcher.dispatchEvent(evt);
	
	trace("evt.prev: " + evt.isDefaultPrevented()); // expected: true; got also true in html5
	trace("success: " + success); // expected: false; but got true in html5
}

function handleEvent(e:Event):Void 
{
	e.preventDefault();
}
#2

Okay, it seems that changing the return value in EventDispatcher::__dispatchEvent from “true” to “!event.isDefaultPrevented();” fixes this, however…

here a list of classes within my current project, that used these return-values…

  • openfl. utils.Assets.dispatchEvent
  • openfl: SWFEventDispatcher
  • openfl: SWFTimelineContainer
  • away3d: ObjectContainer3D
  • msignal: EventSignal

if this is too hot to change now, then maybe postpone it.
Other than that, it seems, that not many programmers use this return value.

I have patched my uses, so I see this not as top priority… for now at least.

#3

Thanks for the help, we’ll just keep our eye on stuff like this, and keep tweaking to get better consistency. That’s really the goal :slight_smile: