# Accessing root from custom class

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-root-from-custom-class/232730>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 17, 2007, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-root-from-custom-class/232730 "2007-07-17T11:43:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![sarvagya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@sarvagya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarvagya)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2007, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-root-from-custom-class/232730/1 "2007-07-17T11:43:47Z")

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Quick question…  
Suppose I have a movieClip instance on stage call mc1… How do I access it from a custom class? I can change its properties through the document class by simply typing mc.x= 20, etc.  
But how do I do this from another custom class instance?