EaselJS demo: onClick

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<html>
<head>
	<title>EaselJS demo: onClick</title>
	<link href="../shared/demo.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
	<script src="../../lib/easeljs-0.5.0.min.js"></script>
	<script>
		function init() {
			var stage = new createjs.Stage("demoCanvas");
			stage.enableMouseOver();
			
			var label1 = new createjs.Text("text without hitArea", "48px Arial", "#F00");
			label1.x = label1.y = 10;
			label1.alpha = 0.5;
			
			var label2 = new createjs.Text("text with hitArea", "48px Arial", "#00F");
			label2.x = 10;
			label2.y = 80;
			label2.alpha = 0.5;
			
			// create a rectangle shape the same size as the text, and assign it as the hitArea
			// note that it is never added to the display list.
			var hit = new createjs.Shape();
			hit.graphics.beginFill("#000").drawRect(0, 0, label2.getMeasuredWidth(), label2.getMeasuredHeight());
			label2.hitArea = hit;
			
			label1.onMouseOver = label2.onMouseOver = function(evt) { evt.target.alpha = 1; }
			label1.onMouseOut = label2.onMouseOut = function(evt) { evt.target.alpha = 0.5; }
			
			stage.addChild(label1, label2);
			
			createjs.Ticker.addListener(stage);
			stage.update();
		}
	</script>
</head>
<body onLoad="init();">
	<canvas id="demoCanvas" width="500" height="150">
		alternate content
	</canvas>
</body>
</html>