Components .as file vs component timeline

Question

Is there any way of accessing a custom(what I mean is that
you`ve created it) component`s .as file from the component`s
timeline and vice-versa?
More specificaly, my problem is:
I have made my own CheckBox component, with an animation when
you check it. The problem is I can still click it and change it`s
selected state while the animation is playing, and if I
where to click twice before the animation is done, the checkbox
would be checked, but the
selected state of the component would be... false(or the
other way around). What I need is to
removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick) the second
frame of my checkbox animation, and then
addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick) back when the
animation reaches a
stop() frame. However, I have declared the
onClick function inside the component`s .as file, and so I
get an error that there is no
onClick function in the Timeline of my animation... And,
yes, there isn`t, but there is on in the .as file. I need to relate
to THAT one. Of course, I could solve this problem by other means,
but I`m just curious if it could be solved this way...
Thank you for your time :)

Answer 1

It depends on how complex your swf is. If you are doing
mostly design work with a hint of ActionScript, creating external
AS files is probably more clutter than it's worth.
Use external AS files if:
- You are doing a lot of scripting. It can be a huge pain
navigating an FLA to find the right frame of the right object. It
also gives you more redundancy in case Flash crashes, you don't
lose a bunch of work. Lastly, external editors like FlashDevelop,
SEPY, and Eclipse are much nicer to work with than Actions palette
is.
- You have different objects talking to one another. You can
open the class files side-by-side and work on them together.