# How do I add auto-cycle functionality, and integrate a pause button?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-add-auto-cycle-functionality-and-integrate-a-pause-button/242915>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 31, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-add-auto-cycle-functionality-and-integrate-a-pause-button/242915 "2007-10-31T17:37:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![wrxcrystal06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@wrxcrystal06](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wrxcrystal06)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-add-auto-cycle-functionality-and-integrate-a-pause-button/242915/1 "2007-10-31T17:37:47Z")

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What would I need to add in order to add auto-cycle functionality to my Flash Movie?

Here is my ActionScript:

function loadXML(loaded) {  
if (loaded) {  
xmlNode = this.firstChild;  
image = [];  
description = [];  
href = [];  
total = xmlNode.childNodes.length;  
i = 0;  
while (i \< total) {  
image\* = xmlNode.childNodes\*.childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;  
description\* = xmlNode.childNodes\*.childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;  
href\* = xmlNode.childNodes\*.childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;  
i++;  
}  
firstImage();  
} else {  
content = “file not loaded!”;  
}  
}  
function nextImage() {  
if (p \< (total - 1)) {  
p++;  
}else{  
p = 0;  
}  
if (loaded == filesize) {  
picture.\_alpha = 0;  
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);  
desc\_txt.text = description[p];  
\_global.href = href[p];  
picture\_num();  
}  
}  
function prevImage() {  
if (p \> 0) {  
p–;  
}else{  
p = (total - 1);  
}

```
 picture._alpha = 0;
 picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);
 desc_txt.text = description[p];
 _global.href = href[p];
 picture_num();

```

}  
function firstImage() {  
if (loaded == filesize) {  
picture.\_alpha = 0;  
picture.loadMovie(image[0], 1);  
desc\_txt.text = description[0];  
\_global.href = href[0];  
picture\_num();  
}  
}

function picture\_num() {  
current\_pos = p + 1;  
pos\_txt.text = (current\_pos + " / ") + total;  
}  
xmlData = new XML ();  
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;  
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;  
xmlData.load(“images.xml”);  
listen = new Object ();  
listen.onKeyDown = function () {  
if (Key.getCode() == 37) {  
prevImage();  
} else if (Key.getCode() == 39) {  
nextImage();  
}  
};  
Key.addListener(listen);  
previous\_btn.onRelease = function () {  
prevImage();  
};  
next\_btn.onRelease = function () {  
nextImage();  
};  
p = 0;  
this.onEnterFrame = function () {  
filesize = picture.getBytesTotal();  
loaded = picture.getBytesLoaded();  
preloader.\_visible = true;  
if (loaded != filesize) {  
preloader.preload\_bar.\_xscale = (100 \* loaded) / filesize;  
} else {  
preloader.\_visible = false;  
if (picture.\_alpha \< 100) {  
picture.\_alpha = picture.\_alpha + 10;  
}  
}  
};