how to exit KeyboadEvent after transition to another frame

Question

i'm bulding a flash desktop application where i have a frame (called "Frame1") that contains the following code:

stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, keyDownHandler);
function keyDownHandler(event:KeyboardEvent){
       gotoAndPlay("Frame2");
    }

the transition from "Frame1" to "Frame2" happens when the user hits any keyboard button, when the user arrive to "Frame2" he needs to type his name in a text field, but when i type anything in the text field i immediately go back to "Frame1". So, is there a way to exit the KeyboardEvent when i'm at "Frame2" so that the user can use the keyboard to type without firing the KeyboardEvent in "Frame1".

Answer 1

You have to remove your listener after it goes to the Frame2:

stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, keyDownHandler);
function keyDownHandler(event:KeyboardEvent){
       gotoAndPlay("Frame2");
       stage.removeEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, keyDownHandler);
    }