# Creating Display Objects

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-display-objects/275479
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 14, 2008, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-display-objects/275479 "2008-11-14T05:08:51Z")
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### Author: ![riveroaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@riveroaks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/riveroaks)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2008, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-display-objects/275479/1 "2008-11-14T05:08:51Z")

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I’ve got a bitmap in Flash that I need to control with actionscript, but within Flash it seems that I can only create MovieClips to hold this graphic.

Is there a way I can create a pure DisplayObject in Flash since I do not need any of the extra resources or weight that comes with a MovieClip?