# Get the width

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-the-width/160328
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**Created:** [August 25, 2005, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-the-width/160328 "2005-08-25T04:51:36Z")
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### Author: ![beanSoldier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/53a042/32.png) [@beanSoldier](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/beanSoldier)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2005, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-the-width/160328/1 "2005-08-25T04:51:36Z")

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i know this has been asked before but i just can’t find it.

let’s say i have an empty movieClip. it’s width is obviously 0. then i use loadMovie() to load a jpg into the clip. now i want to find the width of the movieClip(ie the jpg) but the \_width property still traces 0.

so how can i find the width of a jpg that i dynamically load?

thanks,  
BS