# Changing movieclip hierarchy

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-movieclip-hierarchy/222295
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**Created:** [April 12, 2007, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-movieclip-hierarchy/222295 "2007-04-12T10:27:25Z")
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### Author: ![iceblueflame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@iceblueflame](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iceblueflame)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2007, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-movieclip-hierarchy/222295/1 "2007-04-12T10:27:25Z")

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there are a few mc’s already on stage that ive attached dynamically to \_root.  
now i want to take one of them and attach it into some other mc on stage, also attached dynamically. i want to retain the position, width and height of the former mc.

is this possible? some way to manipulate the pointers or addresses?  
can i manipulate the .\_parent property?