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So I am trying to get one object to get my paddle_MC to hittest my ball_MC WHILE inside the Ball_MC .as script. I was able to get this to work in my main stage .as file but I want it in my ball_mc as.

package {

import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.display.Stage;


public class Ball extends MovieClip {
public var BALL_SPEEDX:Number = 10;
public var BALL_SPEEDY:Number = 10;

public function Ball() {
stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, BallHitPaddle);
}

private function BallHitPaddle(e:Event)
{

if(this.hitTestObject(stage.Paddle_MC))
{
BALL_SPEEDX *= -1;
BALL_SPEEDY *= -1;
}

}
}

}