# "if" statement for goto

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-for-goto/42285>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 7, 2004, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-for-goto/42285 "2004-02-07T08:24:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![seanc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@seanc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/seanc)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-for-goto/42285/1 "2004-02-07T08:24:40Z")

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hey does anyone know how to write an “if” statement for a button to trigger a movie clip to go from frame 1 (which has a stop action) to frame 2 (which will play through to frame 10)???  
:!: need help:!:

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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:** [February 7, 2004, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-for-goto/42285/2 "2004-02-07T08:26:22Z")

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```auto

yourbutton.onRelease = function(){
movie.gotoAndPlay(2);
}

```

?

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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:** [February 7, 2004, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-for-goto/42285/3 "2004-02-07T08:31:38Z")

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oops, sorry i forgot, the whole reason i need an if statement is because i need to make it so when you click the button the movieclip plays so that a bar animates forward, and then when clicked again it will animate backwards to the starting position. i already have the movieclip totally set up with stops and everything. i just dont really know how to write if statements.

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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:** [February 7, 2004, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-for-goto/42285/4 "2004-02-07T08:35:09Z")

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Is the backwards animation also tweened or does it only have the forward animation which you want to be reversed through AS ?

Maybe it’s easier to give me your file.

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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:** [February 7, 2004, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-for-goto/42285/5 "2004-02-07T08:42:56Z")

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okay here is the file

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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:** [February 7, 2004, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-for-goto/42285/6 "2004-02-07T08:57:43Z")

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Here you go 🙂

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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:** [February 7, 2004, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-for-goto/42285/7 "2004-02-07T09:01:12Z")

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thanks a lot, that’s exactly what i wanted! you rule dude:beam:

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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:** [February 7, 2004, 9:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-for-goto/42285/8 "2004-02-07T09:02:11Z")

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You’re welcome 😉

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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:** [February 7, 2004, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-for-goto/42285/9 "2004-02-07T09:08:59Z")

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better titles for your posts please. edited

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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:** [February 7, 2004, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-for-goto/42285/10 "2004-02-07T09:13:48Z")

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sorry