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+package com.threerings.util {
+
+import flash.events.Event;
+
+/**
+ * A handy event for simply dispatching a value associated with the event type.
+ */
+public class ValueEvent extends Event
+{
+    /**
+     * Accessor: get the value.
+     */
+    public function get value () :Object
+    {
+        return _value;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Construct the value event.
+     */
+    public function ValueEvent (type :String, value :Object)
+    {
+        super(type);
+        _value = value;
+    }
+
+    override public function clone () :Event
+    {
+        return new ValueEvent(type, _value);
+    }
+
+    /** The value. */
+    protected var _value :Object;
+}
+}