# Loop to detect display objects

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loop-to-detect-display-objects/273830
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 21, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loop-to-detect-display-objects/273830 "2008-10-21T14:11:00Z")
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### Author: ![nburlington](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/nburlington/32/1365_2.png) [@nburlington](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nburlington)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loop-to-detect-display-objects/273830/1 "2008-10-21T14:11:00Z")

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How can I loop through a displayObject to detect children of a certain class? here is an example of what i would like to do

```auto
for each(var item:CustomDisplayItem in ParentDisplayObject){
trace("Hi, I'm a " + item);
}

```