# Setting the base class of a movieclip in runtime

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-the-base-class-of-a-movieclip-in-runtime/288239
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 13, 2009, 8:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-the-base-class-of-a-movieclip-in-runtime/288239 "2009-05-13T08:01:46Z")
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### Author: ![darnpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@darnpunk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/darnpunk)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2009, 8:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-the-base-class-of-a-movieclip-in-runtime/288239/1 "2009-05-13T08:01:46Z")

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Hi,

I am not able to find the keyword to search something that can do the above. Is it possible to set/change a movieclip base class in runtime? For instance, a normal MovieClip with base class flash.display.MovieClip and in runtime, i change it to com.darnpunk.display.MyMovie?