# Duplicate functions

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**Created:** [November 7, 2008, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-functions/274987 "2008-11-07T11:44:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-functions/274987/1 "2008-11-07T11:44:40Z")

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in many languages you can define multiple functions with the same name but different parameters for instance:

show(x:Number,y:Number){  
point = new Point(x,y);  
}

show(){  
point = new Point(10,10);  
}

in as3 I get this Error:

1021: Duplicate function definition.

how can I do this in as3? (if I even will be able to do this)