# Root is DocumentClass BUG!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/root-is-documentclass-bug/265849>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 13, 2008, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/root-is-documentclass-bug/265849 "2008-07-13T16:54:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ActionScript3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ActionScript3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ActionScript3)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2008, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/root-is-documentclass-bug/265849/1 "2008-07-13T16:54:58Z")

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Hi,

i got this bug:

inside DocumentClass.as :

function DocumentClass() {  
trace(root is DocumentClass) // true  
}

anotherClassInSamePackage.as

trace(root is DocumentClass) // false!

any idea ?!.

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**Author:** ![sekasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@sekasi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sekasi)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/root-is-documentclass-bug/265849/2 "2008-07-13T17:20:51Z")

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