# hitTest problem

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-problem/244404
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [November 17, 2007, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-problem/244404 "2007-11-17T13:38:12Z")
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### Author: ![Qgeis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/76d3ee/32.png) [@Qgeis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Qgeis)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2007, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-problem/244404/1 "2007-11-17T13:38:12Z")

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I realised hitTest will still return true even if the movieclip is \_visible = false;  
What other ways can I make a movieclip immune to hitTest? Bringing it off-screen with \_x/\_y is out because I am manipulating it’s position for some other purpose.