# addChild to a loader progress target

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-to-a-loader-progress-target/267868
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 6, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-to-a-loader-progress-target/267868 "2008-08-06T15:57:38Z")
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### Author: ![Mediashock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@Mediashock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mediashock)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-to-a-loader-progress-target/267868/1 "2008-08-06T15:57:38Z")

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I want to display a loader when the progress is happening  
so i have

```auto

var la:LA = new LA();

mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, fademein);
mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, showProgress);

	function showProgress(e:Event):void {
		e.target.parent.addChild(la); // error.. i also tried e.target.addChild(la)
		
		trace("loadeing"); // traces fine
	}

```

I know this is something thats done all the time… i just cant figure it out