# createEmptyMovieClip in class

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createemptymovieclip-in-class/316018>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 10, 2010, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createemptymovieclip-in-class/316018 "2010-11-10T11:29:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![black\_pearl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@black\_pearl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/black_pearl)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createemptymovieclip-in-class/316018/1 "2010-11-10T11:29:57Z")

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How do I create MovieClip in class. I tried to use createEmptyMovieClip. But unless I use \_root.createEmptyMovieClip, it is not working.

```auto
class LoadM {

    private var mcAlpha:Number;
    var defX:Number;
    public function LoadM() {
        var picLoader_mc:MovieClip;
        _root.createEmptyMovieClip("picLoader_mc",1);
        _root.picLoader_mc.loadMovie("picture.jpg");
        trace(mcAlpha);
    }
    function get trans():Number {

        return mcAlpha;

    }
    function set trans(transpancy:Number):Void {

        mcAlpha = transpancy;
        _root.picLoader_mc._alpha = mcAlpha;

    }
    public function defineX(deX:Number) {
        defX = deX;
        _root.picLoader_mc._x = defX;
        trace("something");
    }

}

```

This code is working fine. But I don’t want to use \_root.createEmptyMovieClip. I tried this.createEmptyMovieClip, but it is not working.