# getProperty

#### Availability

Flash Player 4.

#### Usage

    getProperty(my_mc, property)

#### Parameters

`my_mc` The instance name of a movie clip for which the property is being retrieved.

`property` A property of a movie clip.

#### Returns

The value of the specified property.

#### Description

Function; returns the value of the specified `property` for the movie clip `my_mc`.

#### Example

The following example retrieves the horizontal axis coordinate (`_x`) for the movie clip `my_mc` and assigns it to the variable `my_mc_x`:

    my_mc_x = getProperty(_root.my_mc, _x);