MovieClip._parent

Availability

Flash Player 5.

Usage

my_mc._parent.property
_parent.property 

Description

Property; a reference to the movie clip or object that contains the current movie clip or object. The current object is the object containing the ActionScript code that references _parent. Use the _parent property to specify a relative path to movie clips or objects that are above the current movie clip or object.

You can use _parent to climb up multiple levels in the display list as in the following:

_parent._parent._alpha = 20;

See also

Button._parent, _root, targetPath, TextField._parent