# Detection Help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detection-help/168679>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [November 9, 2005, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detection-help/168679 "2005-11-09T07:54:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Mac\_User511](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@Mac\_User511](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mac_User511)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2005, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detection-help/168679/1 "2005-11-09T07:54:46Z")

</div>

Hey there! I’m having trouble with something. I have a movie clip with another movie clip inside of it. I want something outside the mc to detect the thing inside the mc. Kinda confusing… i included the source (yes its crude, get over it) and the swf (nonworking) shift to extend the line.

Edit:  
Okay, this is weird. I was fooling around and i found that if you press shift enough and hit an EXACT point, then it recognizes the hitTest and works, but then the circle just loops back.