# Access Root Variables

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-root-variables/234921>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 7, 2007, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-root-variables/234921 "2007-08-07T06:55:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![chris12295](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/chris12295/32/43_2.png) [@chris12295](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chris12295)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-root-variables/234921/1 "2007-08-07T06:55:19Z")

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I want to do something like this:

```auto
class blah {

public function handleClickEvent ( event:MouseEvent ) : void {

this.setIndex ( _root.index );

}

}

```

I know \_root.index doesn’t work in ActionScript 3.0, so how do I access root variables from within a class or how do I accomplish what I’m trying to do?