# Change front child

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-front-child/298388
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**Created:** [October 17, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-front-child/298388 "2009-10-17T22:21:24Z")
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### Author: ![mrpercival](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@mrpercival](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrpercival)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-front-child/298388/1 "2009-10-17T22:21:24Z")

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hi,

I am loading in some images and adding them to a movie using:

mc.addChild(imageLoader);

once all the images have been loaded in , i want to alternate the order of the children, so a different child is in the front and in view.

i have been reading up a little on it and it seems the example i find are changing the order of different mc’s . whereas i have 1 mc and im trying to change the order of its children.

is there a way to alternate the order of children with in an mc?

can anyone help me with this?

thanks!