# Call function inside MC from stage

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/call-function-inside-mc-from-stage/314269
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [September 23, 2010, 9:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/call-function-inside-mc-from-stage/314269 "2010-09-23T09:37:26Z")
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### Author: ![ms\_buggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@ms\_buggy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ms_buggy)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2010, 9:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/call-function-inside-mc-from-stage/314269/1 "2010-09-23T09:37:26Z")

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I have a function inside my movieClip, how do I call it from stage?

btnPlay.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, movieClip.function);  
How should the path to the movieclip/function be written?

Sorry for the very simple question, but all I’m able to find is on the other ways…

thanks