# Explain this error to me please

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**Created:** [May 3, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/explain-this-error-to-me-please/308946 "2010-05-03T21:39:16Z")\
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I am trying to trace out the contents of an array, my code is this.

```auto

  var shortArray:Array = shuffle[newNumber,35];
         trace (shortArray);

```

the error is:

1120: Access of undefined property shortArray.

I thought I was defining it w/ var?