# Is there a getElementByType in AS3?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-getelementbytype-in-as3/248940>\
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**Created:** [January 13, 2008, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-getelementbytype-in-as3/248940 "2008-01-13T20:32:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-getelementbytype-in-as3/248940/1 "2008-01-13T20:32:10Z")

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I’ve started migrating from AS2 to AS3 and have been re-writing some of my code. As of right now, I have to place components that tell me where objects (like dynamic text) is, and it’s name and what not.

this is really annoying. is there a way to search the fla for object types, like getElementByType in javascript frameworks?