# Bracket Syntax

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bracket-syntax/242443>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 25, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bracket-syntax/242443 "2007-10-25T22:37:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pherank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bracket-syntax/242443/1 "2007-10-25T22:37:04Z")

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Hello:

I’m trying to express this syntax:

```auto

container0.picture._alpha = 0;

```

by looping through a variable named “p”, like this:

```auto

["container"+p]picture._alpha = 0;

```

But I get no result (and no error message). Thanks for your help!