Find Instance name containing

I knew there was a way to do this, I guess this would be your classic case of RTFM… I did but could not find it!

I would like to removeChild(getChildByName( something that contains the word “ribbon” ));

any advice?

all the best
Ian
emotioned.com

Download my particle system at http://emotioned.com/2009/07/flash-cs4-as3-confetti-particle-system-source-files-and-class/