# PROBLEM with: \_root.createEmptyMovieClip("container", 1);
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with--root-createemptymovieclip-container-1/119928
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 19, 2004, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with--root-createemptymovieclip-container-1/119928 "2004-08-19T07:25:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@wheel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wheel)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with--root-createemptymovieclip-container-1/119928/1 "2004-08-19T07:25:26Z")
i am reading kirupa’s tut ( [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/loading.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/loading.htm) )about loading external .swf into a container. the problem now is, do i always have to create an empty MovieClip at root level (\_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“container”, 1);)? Is it possible to do it inside a MC?
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### Author:  [@scotty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scotty)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with--root-createemptymovieclip-container-1/119928/2 "2004-08-19T08:58:59Z")
Yes:)
```auto
container.createEmptyMovieClip("temp", 1);
```
will create an (empty) movieclip inside mc container.
scotty(-:
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### Author:  [@ViNc3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ViNc3)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with--root-createemptymovieclip-container-1/119928/3 "2004-08-19T09:48:21Z")
Well said scotty! :thumb:
😛
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### Author:  [@NovemberRain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NovemberRain)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with--root-createemptymovieclip-container-1/119928/4 "2004-08-19T09:52:50Z")
> [@scotty](#):
>
> Yes:)
>
> ```auto
> container.createEmptyMovieClip("temp", 1);
>
> ```
>
> will create an (empty) movieclip inside mc container.
>
> scotty(-:
//Hi Scotty, is it ok? I’ve tried to check the type of “temp”, but that returned undefined
container.createEmptyMovieClip(“temp”, 1);
trace(typeof temp);
//Returned undefined
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### Author:  [@ViNc3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ViNc3)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with--root-createemptymovieclip-container-1/119928/5 "2004-08-19T10:01:14Z")
does the space matter?
**typeof** _expression_
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### Author:  [@NovemberRain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NovemberRain)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with--root-createemptymovieclip-container-1/119928/6 "2004-08-19T10:12:03Z")
Hey
\_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“mymc”, 1)
trace (typeof(mymc));
//Returned Movieclip
Actually what do you mean?
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### Author:  [@NovemberRain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NovemberRain)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with--root-createemptymovieclip-container-1/119928/7 "2004-08-19T10:14:00Z")
Sorry I’ve made a mistake in the second post this time it is ok
\_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“container”, 1);
container.createEmptyMovieClip(“temp”, 1);
trace(typeof (\_root.container.temp));//returned movieclip
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### Author:  [@scotty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scotty)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2004, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with--root-createemptymovieclip-container-1/119928/8 "2004-08-19T10:24:35Z")
Glad you’ve found that out;)
@VINc3 :thumb:
scotty(-: