# Find Instance name containing

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/find-instance-name-containing/293764
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**Created:** [August 3, 2009, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/find-instance-name-containing/293764 "2009-08-03T13:06:28Z")
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### Author: ![IanCremona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/65b543/32.png) [@IanCremona](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IanCremona)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2009, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/find-instance-name-containing/293764/1 "2009-08-03T13:06:28Z")

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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](http://emotioned.com)

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