# Comparing an object

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/comparing-an-object/254600>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 13, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/comparing-an-object/254600 "2008-03-13T14:35:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alber\_Kidd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@Alber\_Kidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alber_Kidd)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/comparing-an-object/254600/1 "2008-03-13T14:35:32Z")

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Hi I want to check and compare what my obects value is. When I trace it out i get

[object faceType1]

what I want to so is say

if (holder\_mc.getChildAt(0) = “faceType1”) {

// do something

}

else f (holder\_mc.getChildAt(0) = “faceType2”) {

// do something else

}

now this breaks because I am comparing a string to an object. any ideas?