# Somethings wrong with my \_root

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/somethings-wrong-with-my--root/94378>\
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**Created:** [November 12, 2003, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/somethings-wrong-with-my--root/94378 "2003-11-12T00:50:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![HeeT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9a140/32.png) [@HeeT](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HeeT)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/somethings-wrong-with-my--root/94378/1 "2003-11-12T00:50:05Z")

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ive searched the forums, and google, and nothing seems to be wrong:

[AS]on (rollOver) {  
\_root.oldman.gotoAndPlay(“1”);  
}  
[/AS]

the buttons are in their own movie clip, and so is oldman… i just cant figure it out :h:

thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/somethings-wrong-with-my--root/94378/2 "2003-11-14T00:17:58Z")

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UUUURRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGG!!!  
What does \_root do??? What are levels? The layers? I’ve looked in the references… but I still don’t get it! Someone  
please help me =(

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/somethings-wrong-with-my--root/94378/3 "2003-11-14T00:28:23Z")

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[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/tricks/root\_parent\_this.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/tricks/root_parent_this.htm)

Basically:

\_root = First timeline in the hierarchy

\_parent = 1 timeline up in the hierarchy from the timeline you are currently on

this = timeline you are currently on