# as3 migration -- variables within MCs (beginner)

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 29, 2007, 5:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-migration-variables-within-mcs-beginner/227282 "2007-05-29T05:12:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![ludosabato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@ludosabato](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ludosabato)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 5:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-migration-variables-within-mcs-beginner/227282/1 "2007-05-29T05:12:41Z")

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i’m in the process of shifting from a loose AS1/AS2 style to a completely OOP AS3 style…

so the initial objective i’m doing in AS1/AS2 would be:  
circle01 = attachMovie(“circle”,“circle01”);  
circle01. anyVariable = “anything i want”;

and now doing something similar in AS3…  
ive got the whole sprite/movieclip creation down:

var circle01:Sprite=new Sprite();  
addChild(circle01);  
??? circle01.anyVariable = “anything i want”; ???

so my real question is:  
but how would i make a variable and stick it within circle01?

thanks very much.