# Quick swapdepths question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-swapdepths-question/278861>\
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**Created:** [January 6, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-swapdepths-question/278861 "2009-01-06T19:56:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-swapdepths-question/278861/1 "2009-01-06T19:56:37Z")

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can i change the depths of two movieclips on the same layer with swapdepths?

so like…

mc1.swapDepths(mc2 + 1);

it’s not working for me. So i figure you can’t do it with two mc’s on the same layer…unless im doing it wrong or missing something