# Help with AS 2.0 Class and assignment to MovieSymbol

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**Created:** [November 19, 2005, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-as-2-0-class-and-assignment-to-moviesymbol/169751 "2005-11-19T01:02:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-as-2-0-class-and-assignment-to-moviesymbol/169751/1 "2005-11-19T01:02:31Z")

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Hi, I have made a Picture class, and have it in a function called center. It’s supposed to center the picture on the stage. It is defined as follows:

```auto
	public function center()
	{
		trace("Centering picture.");
	}

```

I have also created a MovieClip symbol in my library called PictureHolder and assigned the Picture class to it. When I tried to execute the center function through an instance of the PictureHolder symbol, nothing is traced.

**[size=1]Example: [/size]**

```auto
pH.center();

```

where pH is an instance of PictureHolder and is on the stage.

I’m new to this, any help would be appreciated. Thanks =)