# This.MC returns undefined

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-mc-returns-undefined/295361>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 28, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-mc-returns-undefined/295361 "2009-08-28T17:13:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nick23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/76d3ee/32.png) [@Nick23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nick23)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-mc-returns-undefined/295361/1 "2009-08-28T17:13:07Z")

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I have having trouble pointing to a MovieClip on the stage.  
The instance name is ‘ball’.  
Inside the MovieClip itself I tried:

```auto
trace(this.ball);
this.ball.x = 0;

```

The trace returns undefined and when the next line is run it says “a term is undefined an has no properties”.

How do I point to an MC on the stage from inside a MC?  
Thanks!