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Button._parent

button, button._parent, _parent, parent

Availability

Flash Player 6.

Usage

    _parent.property

Description

Property; specifies or returns a reference to the movie clip or object that contains the current movie clip or object. The current object is the one containing the ActionScript code that references `_parent`. Use `_parent` 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

`_root`, `targetPath`