# \[FLASH 8\] Check if mouse is inside movieclip

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-check-if-mouse-is-inside-movieclip/181199
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 7, 2006, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-check-if-mouse-is-inside-movieclip/181199 "2006-03-07T09:07:40Z")
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### Author: ![Rasper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc29f/32.png) [@Rasper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rasper)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2006, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-check-if-mouse-is-inside-movieclip/181199/1 "2006-03-07T09:07:40Z")

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I would like to constantly (with an interval) check if the mouse is inside a movieclip or not. I think this should be done with hitTest, but I’m not quite sure how to use it.