# \[AS1/2\] passing an object as a variable in a function
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as1-2-passing-an-object-as-a-variable-in-a-function/109435
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [May 5, 2004, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as1-2-passing-an-object-as-a-variable-in-a-function/109435 "2004-05-05T15:23:01Z")
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### Author:  [@m00g](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/m00g)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2004, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as1-2-passing-an-object-as-a-variable-in-a-function/109435/1 "2004-05-05T15:23:01Z")
I have a movieClip prototype that calls another function once it has finished.
The other function could be one of many.
I want to be able to pass the variables of the second function to the first function:
```auto
MovieClip.prototype.func1=function(varA,varB,func2name,func2args){
// do something
// once done call second function:
this[func2Name](func2args.join(','));
};
```
// called using:
```auto
myMC.func1(varA,varB,"func2Name",{func2Arg1:value, func2Arg2:value})
```
Any idea how this should be written?
At the moment only the first variable of func2 is populated…
Thanks for helpin me out on this 1 🙂
Ed
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2004, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as1-2-passing-an-object-as-a-variable-in-a-function/109435/2 "2004-05-05T16:07:09Z")
Ah, for that you use function.apply:
```auto
MovieClip.prototype.someFunc = function(varA,varB,finishFunc,finishObj,finishParams){
// do some stuff...
finishFunc.apply(finishObj,finishParams);
}
MovieClip.prototype.funcToCall = function(msg){
trace(msg);
}
this.someFunc(a,b,MovieClip.prototype.funcToCall,_root,["hello there"]);
```
That will execute MovieClip.prototype.funcToCall ‘on’ \_root, so basically \_root.funcToCall (funcToCall was declared in the MovieClip prototype).
\*For some reason it keeps inserting that space in finishParams, remove it.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2004, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as1-2-passing-an-object-as-a-variable-in-a-function/109435/3 "2004-05-05T16:45:40Z")
Thanx Voetsjoeba - you are a star - been tearin my hair out for days now - gonna need some regain!
Thanks again,
Ed
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2004, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as1-2-passing-an-object-as-a-variable-in-a-function/109435/4 "2004-05-05T16:52:05Z")
You’re welcome, m00g 🙂