# addChild issue

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-issue/252270
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [February 18, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-issue/252270 "2008-02-18T16:15:30Z")
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### Author: ![rafnews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f17d59/32.png) [@rafnews](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rafnews)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-issue/252270/1 "2008-02-18T16:15:30Z")

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Hi,

i have a MovieClip exported as CLangMenu:  
i display it onto stage and i want to add next children to this MovieClip.

for that i have the following code:

```auto

var LgMenu:CLangMenu = new CLangMenu();
LgMenu.x = Lang.x;
LgMenu.y = Lang.y+Lang.height;
LgMenu.visible = false;
LgMenu.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, DisplayLangMenu);
LgMenu.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, HideLangMenu);
this.addChild(LgMenu);

var Lg1:CustomButton = new CustomButton(this.Display(lg,'Lg_English'));
Lg1.x = LgMenu.x + 10;
Lg1.y = LgMenu.y + 10;
Lg1.SetOverSound(CClickSound);
Lg1.SetTextFormatOver(myFont,10,0xFAC81E,true);
Lg1.SetTextFormatOut(myFont,10,0x5078B4,true);
LgMenu.addChild(Lg1);

```

i’ve tested Lg1 by just changing LgMenu.addchild(Lg1) to this.addchild(Lg1) and it works correctly.  
so why LgMenu.addchild(Lg1) does not add Lg1 (extended sprite) to movieclip LgMenu ?

thanks a lot,

A.