# Setting MovieClip dimensions

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-movieclip-dimensions/285419>\
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**Created:** [March 31, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-movieclip-dimensions/285419 "2009-03-31T16:00:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![riveroaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@riveroaks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/riveroaks)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-movieclip-dimensions/285419/1 "2009-03-31T16:00:33Z")

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There is an aspect of setting a MovieClip’s dimensions that I don’t understand. If I have an empty MovieClip and I say myMC.width = 100, what really happens?

If I subsequently query that MovieClip for its width, will it report 100? regardless of what is (or isn’t) in it?

Thanks.