# Find if mc exists

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/find-if-mc-exists/254327>\
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**Created:** [March 10, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/find-if-mc-exists/254327 "2008-03-10T23:44:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![activa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@activa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/activa)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/find-if-mc-exists/254327/1 "2008-03-10T23:44:02Z")

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I want to remove a child if it exists… how do I determine if it exists?

this.contains(someClip) gives an error if someClip doesn’t exist!

I’m sure this is a simple problem… thanks for help!