# AS3 button MC inside container does not work

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-button-mc-inside-container-does-not-work/322830>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 5, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-button-mc-inside-container-does-not-work/322830 "2011-06-05T03:07:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-button-mc-inside-container-does-not-work/322830/1 "2011-06-05T03:07:38Z")

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Hi everyone,

I’ve added a sprite container like this:

```auto

var container:Sprite = new Sprite;
addChild(container);

```

I then have a movieclip inside “container” which I declared as a button:

```auto

container.addChild(mc);
mc.buttonMode = true;

```

The problem is that mc does not work as a button, if inside the container. If I add mc to the stage outside of container, it works:

```auto

addChild(mc);
mc.buttonMode = true;

```

So the problem is in the container. I never had this problem before. Any ideas?

Thanks