# AS3 - "Nested" Buttons Conundrum

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-nested-buttons-conundrum/255737>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 26, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-nested-buttons-conundrum/255737 "2008-03-26T13:57:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![majman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/majman/32/2095_2.png) [@majman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/majman)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-nested-buttons-conundrum/255737/1 "2008-03-26T13:57:19Z")

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Hello AS3 Wizards,

Need some guidance with a problem that I’m coming up against. Here’s the scenario:

I’ve created a parent MovieClip that, upon rollOver, turns on two MovieClips within its hit area that act as buttons. Imagine a box that you roll over to reveal to clickable options within that box.

So - Obviously the parent box has an event assigned to it. The problem I’m having is that when you rollover the interior buttons - the parent box receives the rollOut event, and the whole thing falls apart! When i set mouseChildren = false, then the interior buttons don’t seem to register any events…

Any thoughts on the best way to approach this?

Thanks in advance!  
-marshall