# PROBLEM with: \_root.createEmptyMovieClip("container", 1);

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with--root-createemptymovieclip-container-1/61513>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 19, 2004, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with--root-createemptymovieclip-container-1/61513 "2004-08-19T07:25:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![wheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4da419/32.png) [@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-1/61513/1 "2004-08-19T07:25:26Z")

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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:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with--root-createemptymovieclip-container-1/61513/2 "2004-08-19T08:58:59Z")

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Yes:)

```auto
container.createEmptyMovieClip("temp", 1);

```

will create an (empty) movieclip inside mc container.

scotty(-:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with--root-createemptymovieclip-container-1/61513/3 "2004-08-19T09:48:21Z")

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Well said scotty! :thumb:

😛

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with--root-createemptymovieclip-container-1/61513/4 "2004-08-19T09:52:50Z")

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> [@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:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with--root-createemptymovieclip-container-1/61513/5 "2004-08-19T10:01:14Z")

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does the space matter?

**typeof** _expression_

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with--root-createemptymovieclip-container-1/61513/6 "2004-08-19T10:12:03Z")

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Hey

\_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“mymc”, 1)  
trace (typeof(mymc));  
//Returned Movieclip

Actually what do you mean?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with--root-createemptymovieclip-container-1/61513/7 "2004-08-19T10:14:00Z")

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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:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with--root-createemptymovieclip-container-1/61513/8 "2004-08-19T10:24:35Z")

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Glad you’ve found that out;)  
@VINc3 :thumb:

scotty(-: