# Error 1119: Access of possibly undefined property

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1119-access-of-possibly-undefined-property/278831>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 6, 2009, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1119-access-of-possibly-undefined-property/278831 "2009-01-06T13:01:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![IanCremona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/65b543/32.png) [@IanCremona](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IanCremona)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1119-access-of-possibly-undefined-property/278831/1 "2009-01-06T13:01:36Z")

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I am trying to tween an object in a parent MC

```
ActionScript Code:
[LEFT]Tweener.[COLOR=#000080]addTween[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]parent.[COLOR=#000080]newsHolder[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]x:-[COLOR=#000080]675[/COLOR], [COLOR=#0000FF]time[/COLOR]:parent.[COLOR=#000080]slideTime[/COLOR], transition:parent.[COLOR=#000080]slideTransition[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];

```

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Error : 1119: Access of possibly undefined property newsHolder through a reference with static type flash.display:DisplayObjectContainer.

Am I using the “parent.” incorrectly?

newsHolder is a sprite - how should I access it?

This works well when executed at the same level as newsHolder:

```
ActionScript Code:
[LEFT]Tweener.[COLOR=#000080]addTween[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]newsHolder[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]x:-[COLOR=#000080]675[/COLOR], [COLOR=#0000FF]time[/COLOR]:slideTime, transition:[COLOR=#000080]slideTransition[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];

```

Tweener.[COLOR=#000080]addTween[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]infoTabHolder[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]x:-[COLOR=#000080]675[/COLOR], [COLOR=#0000FF]time[/COLOR]:slideTime, transition:[COLOR=#000080]slideTransition[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
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Thanks  
Ian