# ADDED\_TO\_STAGE - how it works?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/added-to-stage-how-it-works/304515>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 9, 2010, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/added-to-stage-how-it-works/304515 "2010-02-09T09:53:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![h3d0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f8ce5/32.png) [@h3d0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/h3d0)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/added-to-stage-how-it-works/304515/1 "2010-02-09T09:53:42Z")

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Hello everyone.

I have a clear stage and a code in first frame:

```auto
stop();

var clip:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
stage.addChild(clip);

clip.addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, onAdded);

function onAdded(e:Event):void {
    trace("added!");
}

```

Event never triggers. Tell me please, why so?