# hitTestPoint question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittestpoint-question/315808>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 4, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittestpoint-question/315808 "2010-11-04T17:50:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![tbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@tbo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tbo)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittestpoint-question/315808/1 "2010-11-04T17:50:26Z")

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```auto
if(container_mc.hitTestPoint(character.x,character.y,true)){

}

```

when i add additional movieClips to container\_mc, all items do hittest with character as expected, however the performance take a little drop. Can anyone tell me, is this because it’s checking all those items individually? if so is there some way to “flatten it” for better performance? (not using bitmapdata).

thanks