# Concatenate evt.target.name

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/concatenate-evt-target-name/293826>\
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**Created:** [August 4, 2009, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/concatenate-evt-target-name/293826 "2009-08-04T13:08:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![RossKidd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@RossKidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RossKidd)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/concatenate-evt-target-name/293826/1 "2009-08-04T13:08:53Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to add the event target name to the string addresses. The MC I am trying to target is called ‘scotlandAddresses’. I tried the code below.

MovieClip(parent).(evt.target.name+“Addresses”).alpha = 1;