# Frustrating HitTest

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frustrating-hittest/273364
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 14, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frustrating-hittest/273364 "2008-10-14T19:55:24Z")
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### Author: ![paulcybulski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90db22/32.png) [@paulcybulski](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paulcybulski)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frustrating-hittest/273364/1 "2008-10-14T19:55:24Z")

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[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica][SIZE=2]For some reason I cannot get my hitTest to work on an mc within an mc within an mc…which is assigned to a variable…

```auto

var miniWin:MovieClip = CAD_mc_mini.zoomControl.miniWin;

trace(miniWin); //returns _level0.CAD_mc_mini.zoomControl.miniWin

var mouseListener: Object = new Object();
mouseListener.onMouseMove = function()
{
    if(miniWin.hitTest(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse, true))
    {
        miniWinOver = true;
    }
    else
    {
        miniWinOver = false;
    }
}
Mouse.addListener(mouseListener);

```

always returns false…what gives?[/SIZE][/FONT]