# Button.\_name -- doesnt work

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button--name-doesnt-work/123999>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 29, 2004, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button--name-doesnt-work/123999 "2004-09-29T06:51:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![ashishchandras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7993a0/32.png) [@ashishchandras](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ashishchandras)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button--name-doesnt-work/123999/1 "2004-09-29T06:51:35Z")

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Hi,

I am using Flash MX 2004, Falsh Player 7 and AS version is 2.0  
I want to get my buttons instance name when clicked on it, how do get that.

Script written on my button:

on(release) {  
trace(this.\_name) //my alert window displays blank :sure:  
};

Any idea y i am not getting it

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