What movie clip am I in?

programming flash
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Is there a command that will print out the name of the movie clip I am in? Say I set up a button inside a movie clip called “01”. I would like it when I select the button if it would print out the name of the movie clip, “01”. I have been looking around a bit but don’t see much on this topic.

Any Ideas?

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  1. movieclip names can be obtained using the _name property
    this._name;

  2. you shouldnt start movieclip names with numbers. Always start with a letter or _ or $

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*Originally posted by senocular *
**1) movieclip names can be obtained using the _name property
this._name;

  1. you shouldnt start movieclip names with numbers. Always start with a letter or _ or $ **

i know that you cant start names w/ a number, but is their a specific reason why? also why is it that you can use $, are there any other chars. you can use to start off MC names?