# How to simplify this into a "for" function(?) with variables

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**Created:** [September 28, 2009, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-simplify-this-into-a-for-function-with-variables/297233 "2009-09-28T15:03:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![nlalli87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@nlalli87](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nlalli87)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-simplify-this-into-a-for-function-with-variables/297233/1 "2009-09-28T15:03:43Z")

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Hey guys, i need help simplifying this piece of code right here using "for (i=0,i\<numberOfArtists,i++) ;in order to make it dynamic by passing a variable for the amount of artists via XML. Cant seem to get the correct grammar going, anyone know how to?

labelArtist1.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(1);  
labelArtist2.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(2);  
labelArtist3.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(3);  
labelArtist4.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(4);  
labelArtist5.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(5);  
labelArtist6.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(6);  
labelArtist7.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(7);  
labelArtist8.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(8);  
labelArtist9.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(9);  
labelArtist10.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(10);  
labelArtist11.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(11);  
labelArtist12.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(12);  
labelArtist13.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(13);  
labelArtist14.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(14);  
labelArtist15.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(15);  
labelArtist16.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(16);  
labelArtist17.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(17);  
labelArtist18.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(18);  
labelArtist19.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(19);  
labelArtist20.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(20);  
labelArtist21.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(21);  
labelArtist22.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(22);  
labelArtist23.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(23);  
labelArtist24.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(24);  
labelArtist25.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(25);  
labelArtist26.sideArtistsList.gotoAndStop(26);

thanx in advanced!