# \[AS2\] setInterval to perform movieClip.function without extra function

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-setinterval-to-perform-movieclip-function-without-extra-function/299716>\
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**Created:** [November 9, 2009, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-setinterval-to-perform-movieclip-function-without-extra-function/299716 "2009-11-09T23:21:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mental](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Mental](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mental)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-setinterval-to-perform-movieclip-function-without-extra-function/299716/1 "2009-11-09T23:21:49Z")

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Hi, just a quick question to see if it’s possible to use a setInterval to call a function within a movieClip without creating a separate function within my class to do something.

I tried:

```auto
setInterval(movieClip.removeMovieClip, 1000);

```

and I wan’t to avoid the following:

```auto
setInterval(customFunction, 1000, movieClip);

private function customFunction(MC:MovieClip):Void {
      MC.removeMovieClip();
}

```

Any Ideas?  
Thanks, Mental.