# Problem With HitTest

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-hittest/63080>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [September 2, 2004, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-hittest/63080 "2004-09-02T20:59:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Splash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@Splash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Splash)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2004, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-hittest/63080/1 "2004-09-02T20:59:25Z")

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Help ityped in all the hittest script but when i hit the object nothing happens…in fact the moving thing either go’s under or over it with no effect what so ever…so if you can help me with this help

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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:** [September 2, 2004, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-hittest/63080/2 "2004-09-02T23:28:10Z")

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could you post the code pls?

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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:** [September 5, 2004, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-hittest/63080/3 "2004-09-05T17:18:37Z")

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onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if (this.hitTest(\_root.man)) { gotoAndPlay(2);\</PRE\>

} }}\</PRE\>

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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:** [September 5, 2004, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-hittest/63080/4 "2004-09-05T17:20:17Z")

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onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if (this.hitTest(\_root.man)) { \_root.health -= 20; if (\_root.health== 0) { \_root.gotoAndStop(2); } }}\</PRE\>[/left]

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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:** [September 5, 2004, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-hittest/63080/5 "2004-09-05T17:25:07Z")

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Well, that should work… I tested that code, and it worked fine.

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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:** [September 5, 2004, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-hittest/63080/6 "2004-09-05T19:29:18Z")

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wrong code sry real code is

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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:** [September 5, 2004, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-hittest/63080/7 "2004-09-05T19:30:28Z")

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onClipEvent (enterFrame) {  
if (this.hitTest(\_root.man)) {  
gotoAndPlay(2);  
}  
}  
}

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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:** [September 5, 2004, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-hittest/63080/8 "2004-09-05T19:51:52Z")

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That should work to… You only have 1 bracket to much at the end.

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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:** [September 5, 2004, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-hittest/63080/9 "2004-09-05T21:34:20Z")

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Try checking where the code is and your instances. Make sure the man movieclip has and instance of man.