# Accessing stage property from document class

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-stage-property-from-document-class/310507
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [June 11, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-stage-property-from-document-class/310507 "2010-06-11T21:01:33Z")
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### Author: ![Geki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cab0a1/32.png) [@Geki](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Geki)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-stage-property-from-document-class/310507/1 "2010-06-11T21:01:33Z")

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Hey, I have a document class that is connected to a swf but for some reason I can’t access the stage/root property.

I can access all instance names that are on stage but trying to access stage will return “null”. What’s up?