# Arguments not passing right in function

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arguments-not-passing-right-in-function/203741>\
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**Created:** [October 13, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arguments-not-passing-right-in-function/203741 "2006-10-13T16:58:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arguments-not-passing-right-in-function/203741/1 "2006-10-13T16:58:41Z")

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I’ve got a prototype on my main timeline i’d like to call and also pass args to it. It works fine if I code it without arguments, but when i change the code so i can pass args it doesn’t work at all, but the right data is being traced.  
(i’ve got a dynamic txt box onstage with var t1, and an array called tumbler1)

```auto

var one = 0;

time = tumbler1.length;

//here when i run this function all i get are traces but the cycle through of the text doesn't work
MovieClip.prototype.spinner = function(numbervar,timevar,array,textvar){
	//one = 0;
	trace(numbervar);
	trace(timevar);
	trace(array);
	trace(textvar);
	numbervar = 0;
	this.onEnterFrame = function() {
		if(numbervar<timevar){
		textvar = array[numbervar++];
		}else if (numbervar=timevar){
			numbervar = random(array.length);
			textvar = array[numbervar];
			trace(numbervar);
			delete this.onEnterFrame;
		}
	}
}

//this function however, works fine
MovieClip.prototype.spinner2 = function(){
	one = 0;
	this.onEnterFrame = function() {
		if(one<time){
		t1 = tumbler1[one++];
		}else if (one=time){
			one = random(tumbler1.length);
			t1 = tumbler1[one];
			trace(one);
			delete this.onEnterFrame;
		}
	}
}

//functions being called on a button in a mc
on (release){
//spinner2();
spinner("one","time","tumbler1","t1");
}

```