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_parent

_parent, parent

Availability

Macromedia Flash 5.

Usage

    _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 `_parent` to specify a relative path to movie clips or objects that are above the current movie clip or object.

Example

In the following example, the movie clip `desk` is a child of the movie clip `classroom`. When the script below executes inside the movie clip `desk`, the playhead will jump to Frame 10 in the Timeline of the movie clip `classroom`.

    _parent.gotoAndStop(10);

See also

`_root`, `targetPath`