# Dynamic creation of movieclip class, not object \[AS2\]

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-creation-of-movieclip-class-not-object-as2/78680>\
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**Created:** [February 7, 2005, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-creation-of-movieclip-class-not-object-as2/78680 "2005-02-07T06:42:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![roady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@roady](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/roady)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-creation-of-movieclip-class-not-object-as2/78680/1 "2005-02-07T06:42:23Z")

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Hi,  
Is there another way to work with movieclip classes than attaching them from the library?

For instance say that I have a textbox class that extends the movieclip class. Puts it on the scene and then I’m free to work with it from the class as I want.

But inside this class I check if I need a scrollbar. If I do, then start a “sub-class” and create a scrollbar. I can have a movieclip in the library and attach it and have a new class on it. But what I want to do is write something like this

var clipScroll = createEmptyMovieClip(“scrollBar”, 3)  
clipScroll = new com.texts.text\_items.ScrollBar

the problem is if I do like this the class that I start is just an object. I can’t trace where it is, I cant create a movieclip inside it and trace where that is…

**So long question short, Must I attach from library to play with “extendes MovieClip” in a class.**