Selecting an object that is behind another object

Is there a keyboard command for selecting objects that are behind other objects in the stacking order? or is the only way to select them from layers menu? i'm always selecting the object that is on top of what I want to select, and wonder if there is a keyboard command to "click down" to the object i'm aiming for
thanks!

Scot18 wrote:
I've tried copying this idea by giving the car class a data value reference to a person class, but when I dereference the reference using an in place loop and call a method on it I get data from the moment the reference was made and not the current data of the person class.
Yes, LVOOP uses value based references, and when you split the wire to write the owner you created a data copy. The function you're after requires you do use a DVR for all class functions in which case you'll get reference based OOP, which is more familiar coming from text based OOP.
It just so happens that G# uses that approach, take a look at it.
/Y
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http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/fl/transitions/Fly.html
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Selecting things under a different object in the Illustartor is sometimes very annoying.
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The Blender is such a great option. According to me, works well and is easy to use. You can work on hundreds of superimposed objects, and continues to act quickly. it is not perfect but I would very I would see in Illustrtaor. However, this requires a better reflection of the current use of the objects in Illustrator than it is today.
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You are bunch of incompetent amateurs.
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