# Alpha fade in using actionscript
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-fade-in-using-actionscript/60830
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 12, 2004, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-fade-in-using-actionscript/60830 "2004-08-12T22:01:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@bigbadmilkman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bigbadmilkman)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-fade-in-using-actionscript/60830/1 "2004-08-12T22:01:00Z")
Hi I am trying to fade in an image using actionscript,
this is the code i have,
speed = 10;
image.onEnterFrame = function(){
this.\_alpha\>=100 ? this.\_alpha-=speed : delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
I’ve set the image on stage to alpha 0, i run this movie but nothing seems to happen, i’ve given the movie clip name an instance name of image.
can someone help?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-fade-in-using-actionscript/60830/2 "2004-08-12T22:30:08Z")
try this:
```auto
var speed = 10;
image.onEnterFrame = function() {
(this._alpha<=100) ? this._alpha+=speed : delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-fade-in-using-actionscript/60830/3 "2004-08-12T22:33:04Z")
hey… I’ve seen that so often, but never known the name of that conditional statement… what’s it called?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-fade-in-using-actionscript/60830/4 "2004-08-12T22:57:58Z")
Mee tooo! I need to know this one as well!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-fade-in-using-actionscript/60830/5 "2004-08-12T23:05:36Z")
well, go right to the [source](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action_scripts/actionscript_dictionary/actionscript_dictionary021.html).
anyways its the same as going:
```auto
var speed = 10;
image.onEnterFrame = function() {
if(this._alpha<=100) {
this._alpha+=speed
} else {
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
}
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-fade-in-using-actionscript/60830/6 "2004-08-12T23:06:39Z")
It is called a tertiary operator…
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/tricks/tertiary.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/tricks/tertiary.htm)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-fade-in-using-actionscript/60830/7 "2004-08-12T23:21:50Z")
oh thanks… I never read to the bottom of that page the last time I saw it :lol:
😛