# How do I stop a loop?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-stop-a-loop/5615>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 17, 2002, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-stop-a-loop/5615 "2002-09-17T18:00:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![toadclipper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@toadclipper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/toadclipper)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2002, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-stop-a-loop/5615/1 "2002-09-17T18:00:22Z")

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How do I stop an animation from looping?

I attached the file that I need this done on.

Thank you,

Toad

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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:** [September 17, 2002, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-stop-a-loop/5615/2 "2002-09-17T18:27:47Z")

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just add action stop(); on the last keyframe…

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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:** [September 17, 2002, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-stop-a-loop/5615/3 "2002-09-17T18:31:00Z")

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In action script?

thank you,  
toad

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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:** [September 17, 2002, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-stop-a-loop/5615/4 "2002-09-17T18:57:11Z")

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Create a new layer. Call this “Loop”.

In Frame 1 add these actions…

```auto
i += 1;

```

Now, on go to the Frame number of the very last frame (in your example it is Frame 36) and right click and add an empty keyframe.

Add these actions…

```auto
if (i == 2) {
	stop();
}

```

This will play it trough twice.

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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:** [September 17, 2002, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-stop-a-loop/5615/5 "2002-09-17T19:02:57Z")

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Thank you:)

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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:** [September 17, 2002, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-stop-a-loop/5615/6 "2002-09-17T19:06:17Z")

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You’re welcome:)