# I'm learning Actionscript 3.0 for the first time

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**Created:** [May 29, 2012, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/im-learning-actionscript-3-0-for-the-first-time/328591 "2012-05-29T00:23:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![blackjersey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@blackjersey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blackjersey)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/im-learning-actionscript-3-0-for-the-first-time/328591/1 "2012-05-29T00:23:55Z")

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Hello!

It’s nice to be back here! I am learning AS 3.0 just now (I know --) and have one basic question. I am and still am well versed in AS 1.0 and some 2.0 but 3.0 is a whole lotta different.

When importing, for example:

import flash.display.MovieClip;

Can I write it as:

import flash.display.\*;

What is the difference? Is it memory handling? does the “\*” import everything after the display node?

More importantly, if you do write import flash.display.\*; compared to import flash.display.MovieClip; this way for example, will it work all the time?

Thanks!