# Shapeflag hitTesting not working in movieclip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shapeflag-hittesting-not-working-in-movieclip/255159>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 19, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shapeflag-hittesting-not-working-in-movieclip/255159 "2008-03-19T17:26:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![arunforce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@arunforce](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arunforce)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shapeflag-hittesting-not-working-in-movieclip/255159/1 "2008-03-19T17:26:28Z")

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Look at the example attached.

I thought maybe I had to use localToGlobal, but they are on the same layer, so it can’t be that. It works on the root frame, just not in the movieclip.

Any ideas would be helpful.