# How to Determine when a component is loaded

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-determine-when-a-component-is-loaded/296585
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [September 17, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-determine-when-a-component-is-loaded/296585 "2009-09-17T01:03:22Z")
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### Author: ![zik80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c37758/32.png) [@zik80](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zik80)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-determine-when-a-component-is-loaded/296585/1 "2009-09-17T01:03:22Z")

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I am using CS3 and have 4 layers and 4 frames on the stage. I load all xml and code in frame 1. Frames 2, 3, and 4 have list and combobox components.

I want to populate the list and combobox components with the xml data from the code in Layer 1, frame 1. But this is not happening because of the load sequence.

I would like to know how to listen for the list and combobox loading and then populate them. A light on how the load sequence works would be very helpful in addition.