# \[FMX\]Set properties of Dup clips

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-set-properties-of-dup-clips/45298>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 12, 2004, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-set-properties-of-dup-clips/45298 "2004-03-12T20:46:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![tgelston](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/tgelston/32/54_2.png) [@tgelston](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tgelston)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-set-properties-of-dup-clips/45298/1 "2004-03-12T20:46:14Z")

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Hello,

I have seen several different ways of contolling or referencing duplicated clips

one example I know

[AS] setProperty (eval ("\_root.bar" + i), \_rotation, i);[/AS]

What are some others? And if somone was feeling really kind I would love to see it written as a function. I am trying to expand my code abilities 🙂 Any thoughts on the best way?

Thanks,  
Tobias

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-set-properties-of-dup-clips/45298/2 "2004-03-12T21:02:37Z")

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I prefer \_root[“bar”+i] you don’t need the “eval”…just a preference as far as I know.

setProperty (\_root[“bar”+i], \_rotation, i);

Adam

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-set-properties-of-dup-clips/45298/3 "2004-03-12T21:46:19Z")

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with any of the 2 ways u can set any property

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**Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-set-properties-of-dup-clips/45298/4 "2004-03-12T21:52:37Z")

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Why are you using the Flash 4 setProperty :h: 😉

\_root[“bar”+i].\_rotation = i;

Dot Syntax is where it’s at now 🙂

Also I tend to like to make things easier on myself by assigning the duplicated clip an ID (store it in a variable). An example of that would go someting like this…

[AS]newClip = bar.duplicateMovieClip(“bar”+i, i);  
newClip.\_rotation = i;[/AS]