# MovieClip._currentframe

#### Availability

Flash Player 4.

#### Usage

    my_mc._currentframe

#### Description

Property (read-only); returns the number of the frame in which the playhead is located in the Timeline specified by `my_mc`.

#### Example

The following example uses the `_currentframe` property to direct the playhead of the movie clip `actionClip_mc` to advance five frames ahead of its current location.

    actionClip_mc.gotoAndStop(_currentframe + 5);