as3 getUrl

my_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, myBtnClicked);
 
function myBtnClicked(e:MouseEvent):void {
    var url:String = "http://www.example.com/";
    var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
    try {
        navigateToURL(request, '_blank');
    } catch (e:Error) {
        trace("Error occurred!");
    }
}
 
// Lazy shorthand.  Reminder: navigateToURL SHOULD be in a try/catch
my_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, myBtnClicked);
 
function myBtnClicked(e:MouseEvent):void {
    navigateToURL(new URLRequest("http://www.example.com/"));
}