# Getting root coordinates

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-root-coordinates/330305>\
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**Created:** [December 30, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-root-coordinates/330305 "2012-12-30T15:43:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![caliberc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@caliberc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/caliberc)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-root-coordinates/330305/1 "2012-12-30T15:43:00Z")

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Flash MX  
so i have a movieclip within another mc ( \_root.tedbill.tombill ) and i need to know its coordinates on the \_root stage. (i need to know tombill’s.\_x coordinate)  
i totally forget how to do this and its hard to find info on it.