# \_root X,Y for child object?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-x-y-for-child-object/190807>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 14, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-x-y-for-child-object/190807 "2006-06-14T20:37:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Anogar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Anogar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anogar)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-x-y-for-child-object/190807/1 "2006-06-14T20:37:17Z")

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Hi there folks.

My question today is relatively simple: is there a way to return the X, Y values of an object but pretend that it is on the main stage, not within a separate movie clip?

Thanks.