# getChildByName

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getchildbyname/293049>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 22, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getchildbyname/293049 "2009-07-22T13:54:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![regbolD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@regbolD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/regbolD)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getchildbyname/293049/1 "2009-07-22T13:54:24Z")

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if I have \*\*unknown \*\*number of movieClips on stage all named like so:

HOME30  
HOME31  
HOME32  
HOME33  
HOME34  
…

how could I run a loop which would push into array all movieclips named like so?

myArray.push(getChildByName(“HOME3” + i));