Mouse position inside a movieclip area

hey
i am trying to solve this problem:
how can i test the position of the mouse inside the area of a specific movieclip WITHOUT using rollover and rollout events?
the movieclip is the irregular shape (star)
i need to do some action according to the position of mouse (inside/outside of the movieclip area) but i can not use rollover event because i have a button placed over the movieclip.
thanks for help

it'll probably be easier for you to change your setup so you can use a rollover/rollout. otherwise, you have to use a shape-based hittest (check gskinner) or the geometry of your shape.

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//this is how you delete it. (if you don't delete it, it will be saved with
the project, and loaded on the next session. (if you want)
PF_DISPOSE_HANDLE(out_data->sequence_data);
there's more to know, so look up SequenceSetup, SequenceSetdown, ect in the
sample project.

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