# How to target parent container?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-target-parent-container/314446>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 28, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-target-parent-container/314446 "2010-09-28T21:53:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![jac4b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@jac4b](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jac4b)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-target-parent-container/314446/1 "2010-09-28T21:53:31Z")

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Does anyone know how I can target the parent container of whichever object receives an event?

```auto

Parent1.btnA.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, doSomething);
Parent2.btnA.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, doSomething);
Parent3.btnA.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, doSomething);

function doSomething(event:MouseEvent):void
{
    Parent?.x = 0;
}

```