# AS3: Get sprite at particular coordinates

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**Created:** [October 16, 2009, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-get-sprite-at-particular-coordinates/298299 "2009-10-16T06:26:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-get-sprite-at-particular-coordinates/298299/1 "2009-10-16T06:26:22Z")

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Is it possible to test if a sprite (or movieclip) is located at a set of coordinates? If a sprite is located at the coordinates, can you retrieve it’s instance name? If no sprite is located at coordinates, can you output a value?

Sorry for the barrage of questions.

-C-