# Clicking through levels

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clicking-through-levels/229201>\
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**Created:** [June 14, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clicking-through-levels/229201 "2007-06-14T20:51:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![chris\_k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/54ee81/32.png) [@chris\_k](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chris_k)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clicking-through-levels/229201/1 "2007-06-14T20:51:47Z")

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Hi,

I’m building a Flash application that dynamically loads content into several different levels. At present my problem is that when clicking on a higher level, the click registers on all the levels underneath as well.

For example, I have some content loaded into \_level1. I also have a menu loaded above that (which appears over the content) on \_level2. When I click a menu item on \_level2, the click also goes through and registers on \_level1.

This happens for higher levels as well - content clicked on \_level4 registers on \_level3, \_level2 and \_level1, etc.

Is there any way to prevent the click event from dropping down through the levels? I’ve tried placing a ‘dummy’ button behind the target, on both the same level and a lower level but Flash still clicks right through it.

This is quite frustrating.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks. 🙂