# How do you add a specific image from the library to the stage?

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 23, 2012, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-add-a-specific-image-from-the-library-to-the-stage/329403 "2012-08-23T05:15:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-add-a-specific-image-from-the-library-to-the-stage/329403/1 "2012-08-23T05:15:57Z")

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Lets say you have 5 images in the library - how can you add a specific one to the stage based on a variable?

Like, if I wanted to add the class “letterA”, how could I do it, without a saying:

if($img == ‘letterA’){  
addChild(new LetterA());  
}