# How to load first item in Array

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-first-item-in-array/269226>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 25, 2008, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-first-item-in-array/269226 "2008-08-25T02:22:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![vxd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/848f3c/32.png) [@vxd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vxd)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-first-item-in-array/269226/1 "2008-08-25T02:22:50Z")

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Hi,

I’m trying to load the first swf in my Array automatically when the flash movie starts.

Here’s my code, does anyone know how to?

```auto

var aImages:Array = new Array("01.swf", "02.swf", "03.swf", "04.swf");
var aButtons:Array = new Array(bHome, bProfile, bFolio, bContact);
var myLoader:Loader = new Loader();

function btnClick(evt:Event):void {
    trace(evt.target.name);
    var countButtons:Number = aButtons.length;
    var index:Number;
    for (var i:Number = 0; i<countButtons; i++) {
        if (evt.target.name == aButtons*.name) {
            index = i;
        }
    }
    trace( aImages[index] + " Loaded");
    myLoader.load(new URLRequest(aImages[index]));
    mContainer.addChild(myLoader);
}

var countButtons:Number = aButtons.length;
for (var i:Number = 0; i<countButtons; i++) {
    aButtons*.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, disableButtons);
    aButtons*.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btnClick);

    aButtons*.mouseChildren = false;
}

function disableButtons(evt:Event):void {
    for (var i:Number = 0; i<aButtons.length; i++) {
        if (evt.target.name == aButtons*.name) {
            trace(evt.target.name + " has been clicked");
            aButtons*.mouseEnabled= false;
            aButtons*.alpha = .5;
        } else {
            aButtons*.mouseEnabled= true;
            aButtons*.alpha = 1;
        }
    }
}

```

thanks  
vxd