# Condense this code?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/condense-this-code/186212
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [April 19, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/condense-this-code/186212 "2006-04-19T19:23:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@jillymo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jillymo)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/condense-this-code/186212/1 "2006-04-19T19:23:05Z")
How would I simplify this code so I don’t keep repeating the onEnterFrame functions for each movieclip? (or can I?)
```auto
function simpleFade() {
clearInterval(simpleFadeInterval);
ground.onEnterFrame = function() {
this._alpha -= 25;
if (this._alpha<0) {
this._alpha = 0;
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
};
alone.onEnterFrame = function() {
this._alpha -= 25;
if (this._alpha<0) {
this._alpha = 0;
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
};
top.onEnterFrame = function() {
this._alpha -= 25;
if (this._alpha<0) {
this._alpha = 0;
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
};
crack.onEnterFrame = function() {
this._alpha -= 25;
if (this._alpha<0) {
this._alpha = 0;
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
};
roots.onEnterFrame = function() {
this._alpha -= 25;
if (this._alpha<0) {
this._alpha = 0;
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
};
}
simpleFadeInterval = setInterval(simpleFade, 2000);
```
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### Author:  [@lunatic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lunatic)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2006, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/condense-this-code/186212/2 "2006-04-19T19:47:38Z")
can’t you just create a prototype function on the main timeline and call it when you need it?
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### Author:  [@jillymo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jillymo)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/condense-this-code/186212/3 "2006-04-19T20:47:03Z")
Yes, probably but for me to take the time to figure that out is not really worth it, although I do appreciate the suggestion.
I was really just looking for suggestions that I could learn from, so maybe when I have some spare time I will look into that- thank you =)
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### Author:  [@TheCanadian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheCanadian)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/condense-this-code/186212/4 "2006-04-19T21:19:53Z")
```auto
var stuff:Array = new Array(ground, alone, top, crack, roots);
simpleFadeInterval = setInterval(simpleFade, 2000);
function simpleFade() {
clearInterval(simpleFadeInterval);
for (var i:Number = 0; i < stuff.length; i++) {
stuff*.onEnterFrame = function():Void {
this._alpha -= 25;
if (this._alpha <= 0) {
this._alpha = 0;
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
};
}
}
```
Just add all of the movie clips you want to fade to the _stuff_ array 🙂
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### Author:  [@lunatic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lunatic)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/condense-this-code/186212/5 "2006-04-19T21:21:59Z")
Assuming the code is on the same timeline that addresses the movieclips, otherwise you’ll have to put the path into the array as well right?
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### Author:  [@TheCanadian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheCanadian)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2006, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/condense-this-code/186212/6 "2006-04-19T21:23:55Z")
> [@lunatic](#):
>
> Assuming the code is on the same timeline that addresses the movieclips, otherwise you’ll have to put the path into the array as well right?
Yep 🙂
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### Author:  [@lunatic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lunatic)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2006, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/condense-this-code/186212/7 "2006-04-19T21:26:02Z")
Whew! Wasn’t sure I had that right. Thanks. :pleased:
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### Author:  [@jillymo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jillymo)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2006, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/condense-this-code/186212/8 "2006-04-20T14:08:13Z")
Thanks to both of you, I appreciate the input. I probably should have though of using an array on my own…:h: But that’s easy to see now that you have posted.
=)