# Alias for an instance name

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alias-for-an-instance-name/322268>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 16, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alias-for-an-instance-name/322268 "2011-05-16T16:20:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![GiGaGiG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a88e57/32.png) [@GiGaGiG](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GiGaGiG)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alias-for-an-instance-name/322268/1 "2011-05-16T16:20:44Z")

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Hi everybody!

I’d like to know how to create an alias for a very long sequence like wheelContainer.boxObject.squareTip.etc : I have a nested series of instance names, one inside the other, and I’d like to use a short name instead of “wheelContainer.boxObject.squareTip.blablabla”.

How can I do? Alias? Reference? Thanks in advance!