# as3 Get Movieclip name from array

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-get-movieclip-name-from-array/329354>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 16, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-get-movieclip-name-from-array/329354 "2012-08-16T23:28:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-get-movieclip-name-from-array/329354/1 "2012-08-16T23:28:42Z")

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How do you get the name of a movieclip that is cycling through an array?

```auto
var wallList:Array = new Array(wall1, wall2, wall3, wall4);
for (var i:int=0; i<wallList.length; i++) { 
        if (wallList*.hitTestObject(ME)){
                  lastWall = wallList*;
                  trace(lastWall);
        }
}

```

In the case above I have “wall1,wall2,wall3,wall4” in an array and if ME is hitting one of the walls the name should be stored in lastWall.

The hitest works, I do get to trace but then lastWall (which is a string) is [MovieClip]  
So what needs to be done to get the name “wall1”.

Thanks