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MovieClip._parent

movieclip, movieclip._parent, _parent, parent

Availability

Macromedia Flash 5.

Usage

    myMovieClip._parent.property
    _parent._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 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.

See also

`_root``,` `targetPath`