# Changing alpha

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-alpha/251057>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 5, 2008, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-alpha/251057 "2008-02-05T01:29:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Terry\_elekes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@Terry\_elekes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Terry_elekes)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-alpha/251057/1 "2008-02-05T01:29:41Z")

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onEnterFrame = function () {  
box\_mc.\_alpha -= 5;  
if (box\_mc.\_alpha == 0) {  
box\_mc.\_alpha += 5;  
}  
}  
HERE IS A SIMPLE CODE THAT I HAVE ON THE MAIN TIMELINE, THE ALPHA GOES DOES DOWN BUT IT DOES NOT INCREASE WHEN THE THE ALPHA HITS 0. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CODE.