# Simple question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question/262932>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [June 11, 2008, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question/262932 "2008-06-11T07:39:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![rahul\_7star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e36b37/32.png) [@rahul\_7star](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rahul_7star)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question/262932/1 "2008-06-11T07:39:06Z")

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this is my doucoment class code

///

package {

```
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.display.Shape;
//import flash.display.Rectangle;
public class ShapeInstance extends Sprite
{
    public function ShapeInstance()

{
    var shape:Shape=new Shape()
    shape.graphics.beginFill(0x0000,1);
    shape.graphics.drawRect(20,20,10,10)
    shape.graphics.endFill();
    addChild(shape)
//dra()

    
}

}

```

}

///

everythng works fine but when i put stop(); in 1st frame i m getting error

“1180: Call to a possibly undefined method stop.”

can any one explain me the reason …

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**Author:** ![Iamthejuggler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Iamthejuggler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Iamthejuggler)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question/262932/2 "2008-06-11T08:12:56Z")

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Sprite’s are basically movieClip’s without timeline’s so they don’t have a stop() function. If you want a timeline then extend MovieClip instead.