# Callback in AS3

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/callback-in-as3/275413
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 13, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/callback-in-as3/275413 "2008-11-13T16:36:47Z")
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### Author: ![DashMasterful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@DashMasterful](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DashMasterful)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/callback-in-as3/275413/1 "2008-11-13T16:36:47Z")

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is there a way to perform a ‘callback’ in AS3, I know they have something similar in PHP, I want to pass a function name in as a parameter, and after a certain amount of time, be able to call upon that function