# gotoAndPlay question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-question/247761>\
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**Created:** [December 29, 2007, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-question/247761 "2007-12-29T04:27:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![emc2673](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/919ad9/32.png) [@emc2673](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/emc2673)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2007, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-question/247761/1 "2007-12-29T04:27:19Z")

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hello all,

is it possible to create a gotoAndPlay function?? (consider that “animateOn” is also a function)

would this be valid?

\_root.gotoAndPlay = function(){  
animateOn (“movieclipinstancename”);  
}

thanks