# How to find out the co-ordinate of an object on a grid?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-find-out-the-co-ordinate-of-an-object-on-a-grid/175712
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [January 17, 2006, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-find-out-the-co-ordinate-of-an-object-on-a-grid/175712 "2006-01-17T03:58:56Z")
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#### Post date: [January 17, 2006, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-find-out-the-co-ordinate-of-an-object-on-a-grid/175712/1 "2006-01-17T03:58:56Z")

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Im doing an activty where user can move the object to any position of a 12 x 12 grid. In order to move the object, user can click on any particular coordinate, then the object will appear there. So If I want to find out the new co-ordinate of the object on a grid, what should be done?