# Just some info

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-some-info/15444>\
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**Created:** [March 14, 2003, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-some-info/15444 "2003-03-14T05:34:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chivo01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Chivo01](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Chivo01)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-some-info/15444/1 "2003-03-14T05:34:16Z")

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So what does the prototype mean when it’s used in

LoadmovieClip.prototype.

I had seen in the code of a couple examples I downloaded and just wanted to know what it’s importance was.

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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:** [March 14, 2003, 5:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-some-info/15444/2 "2003-03-14T05:43:28Z")

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here is a little thing by Pom:

[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/tricks/prototypes.asp](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/tricks/prototypes.asp)

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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:** [March 14, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-some-info/15444/3 "2003-03-14T14:42:52Z")

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Ya I really need to try to understand action script more, that made almost no sence at all, but thanks for pointing it out.:tie:

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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:** [March 14, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-some-info/15444/4 "2003-03-14T20:23:23Z")

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Thanks

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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:** [March 15, 2003, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-some-info/15444/5 "2003-03-15T00:53:11Z")

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LoadmovieClip.prototype doesn’t exist by the way. The usual construction is:

YourClass.prototype.yourMethod = function(args){}

pom :phil: