# Catching nested movie clip events

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/catching-nested-movie-clip-events/210446>\
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**Created:** [December 18, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/catching-nested-movie-clip-events/210446 "2006-12-18T21:08:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![andy\_beet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@andy\_beet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andy_beet)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/catching-nested-movie-clip-events/210446/1 "2006-12-18T21:08:30Z")

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Hi,  
I have a mc with an onRollOver event.  
I have a child of this mc, mcChild with an onPress event

The mcChild event is never caught as the parent clip catches the event.

I understand in 2004 MX and flash 8 there is a movieClipLoader class which allows the user to sort this out.

Unfortunatley i use Flash MX.  
Does anyone know of a way i can get the child movieclips onpress event to get caught?

cheers