# Access a MC inside a MC

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-a-mc-inside-a-mc/310523>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 12, 2010, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-a-mc-inside-a-mc/310523 "2010-06-12T11:16:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-a-mc-inside-a-mc/310523/1 "2010-06-12T11:16:22Z")

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Hi,

I’m using OOP code only, no frames nothing.

I have a movieclip called “test” which contains another movieclip called “subtest” inside.

Now, on my code I have:

```auto
var _test:test = new test;

```

Now, I want to access the MC “subtest”, how do I do that?

I gave the instance name “subtest”, if I do something like below  
, it says that the type subtest is not found:

```auto
MovieClip(_teste.getChildByName("subteste"));

```

Any ideas?

Thanks