# Can we set Drag & drop area in flash as3

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**Created:** [August 17, 2009, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-we-set-drag-drop-area-in-flash-as3/294592 "2009-08-17T08:33:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![sempase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@sempase](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sempase)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-we-set-drag-drop-area-in-flash-as3/294592/1 "2009-08-17T08:33:57Z")

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Hi Everybody,

Can We set drag & drop area in flash?

for example, i want to drag a movie clip in the sample\_mc, and i want to move only sample\_mc’s area, it doenst move out of sample mc.

My drag code is

```auto
drag_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stopMove);

// Functions

function startMove(evt:MouseEvent):void {
	drag_mc.startDrag();
}

```

i add a picture about i want to do. Thanks

![](http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5843/samplepmd.jpg)