line hitting moving target

[cmt9000]

I'm drawing a laser fired from a ship like this:

 //endPoint = ending X value of line(right edge of stage)
 //shipX & shipY = laser start coordinates(starts from ship location)
 this.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0X0000FF); 
 this.graphics.moveTo(shipX, shipY);   
 this.graphics.lineTo(endPoint, shipY);

It fires from left to right.

I also have moving targets on my stage that move from right to left.

Is there any property or method I could use to check the X & Y coordinates of my laser(line) to see if its "hit" a target?

Somehow, I need to get the X value of the laser, and see if it equals the first X value of the target that it encounters. If they equal, then I have a "hit".

Any thoughts or ideas on how to best accomplish this?

Thanks!

[bluemagica]

Ways:
1) for each target in the array: check if laser.x==target[i].x
2) make the laser into a sprite, and simply hitTest that against the targets with shapeflag on.