Listening for an Event within a Custom Class?

i have file testclass.as:

 

package {

 

    import flash.display.movieclip;
    import flash.events.event;
    import flash.events.eventdispatcher;

 

     public class testclass extends movieclip{

 

          public function testclass(){

 

               //stuff

 

               this.dispatchevent(  new event( "initcomplete", true )  );

          }

 

 

     }

 

}

 

 

ie, it's basic class dispatches event tell me when it's finished initialising.

 

 

then in test.fla, i've done this:

 

var abc = new testclass();

abc.addeventlistener("initcomplete", startup);

 

function startup(e){

     trace('success');

}

 

 

 

the dispatchevent sending - returns true when do  trace( this.dispatchevent(  new event( "initcomplete", true )  ));

 

when run test.fla, fails silently. function startup fails run.

couple things - in testclass don't need import eventdispatcher since extending movieclip, extends eventdispatcher. aside that, don't catch event because dispatching before add listener.

 

when do:

 

var abc = new testclass();

 

that runs constructor of testclass dispatches event... in next line add listener, event gone. remedy not dispatch event inside constructor.

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