# addChild issue

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-issue/281404
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [February 9, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-issue/281404 "2009-02-09T01:04:49Z")
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### Author: ![plankguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@plankguy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/plankguy)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-issue/281404/1 "2009-02-09T01:04:49Z")

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I’m having an issues with changing the properties of a movielip created via [FONT=Courier New]addChild[/FONT]. The movieClip ‘clip’ is already on the stage (created statically).

```auto
var dropDown:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
    dropDown.graphics.beginFill(0x003366);
    dropDown.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, 100, 100);
    dropDown.name = "dropDown";
    clip.addChild(dropDown);
    clip.dropDown.alpha = 0.2;

```

Why can’t a change the alpha of the ‘dropDown’ clip within my ‘clip’ clip??