# Need help: acces multiple elements dynamically by a for() problem (AS != JS)
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-acces-multiple-elements-dynamically-by-a-for-problem-as-js/42556
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**Created:** [February 10, 2004, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-acces-multiple-elements-dynamically-by-a-for-problem-as-js/42556 "2004-02-10T11:19:32Z")
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### Author:  [@Alex\_4\_Cologne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alex_4_Cologne)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2004, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-acces-multiple-elements-dynamically-by-a-for-problem-as-js/42556/1 "2004-02-10T11:19:32Z")
I wanna acces multiple elements onEnterFrame by a for()
I just dunno how to. barXX\_mc cannot be a var like in JavaScript (var barXX\_mc = “bar0”+i+"\_mc"). I am new to Flash and wonder how to do this :h:
Can somebody help me? If you need the \*.fla contact me by alexander(at)[dom.de](http://dom.de)
regards
Alex
```php
/* for(i = 0; i < bars; i++) {
barXX_mc = ; // <-- ??? = "bar0"+i+"_mc" does not work, = bar01_mc is static *erks*
barXX_mc._x = space + Math.sin(rad + (0.5 + i / (bars - 1)) * Math.PI) * amp;
}*/
// The following should be replaced by the for() above
bar00_mc._x = space + Math.sin(rad + 0.5 * Math.PI) * amp;
bar01_mc._x = space + Math.sin(rad + (0.5 + 1 / (bars - 1)) * Math.PI) * amp;
bar02_mc._x = space + Math.sin(rad + (0.5 + 2 / (bars - 1)) * Math.PI) * amp;
bar03_mc._x = space + Math.sin(rad + (0.5 + 3 / (bars - 1)) * Math.PI) * amp;
bar04_mc._x = space + Math.sin(rad + (0.5 + 4 / (bars - 1)) * Math.PI) * amp;
bar05_mc._x = space + Math.sin(rad + (0.5 + 5 / (bars - 1)) * Math.PI) * amp;
bar06_mc._x = space + Math.sin(rad + (0.5 + 6 / (bars - 1)) * Math.PI) * amp;
bar07_mc._x = space + Math.sin(rad + (0.5 + 7 / (bars - 1)) * Math.PI) * amp;
bar08_mc._x = space + Math.sin(rad + (0.5 + 8 / (bars - 1)) * Math.PI) * amp;
bar09_mc._x = space + Math.sin(rad + (0.5 + 9 / (bars - 1)) * Math.PI) * amp;
bar10_mc._x = space + Math.sin(rad + (0.5 + 10 / (bars - 1)) * Math.PI) * amp;
bar11_mc._x = space + Math.sin(rad + 1.5 * Math.PI) * amp;
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2004, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-acces-multiple-elements-dynamically-by-a-for-problem-as-js/42556/2 "2004-02-10T13:07:35Z")
Hi, the problem is that that the value of your variable is a string.
Providing that instances of your objectc (symbol) exist in the timeline you’re refering to simply make flash evaluate the string on your variable.:
[AS]
for (i=0; i\
### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2004, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-acces-multiple-elements-dynamically-by-a-for-problem-as-js/42556/3 "2004-02-10T13:29:59Z")
[http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12082](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12082)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2004, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-acces-multiple-elements-dynamically-by-a-for-problem-as-js/42556/4 "2004-02-10T14:27:46Z")
thx eki and seno!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2004, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-acces-multiple-elements-dynamically-by-a-for-problem-as-js/42556/5 "2004-02-11T11:19:49Z")
Any time :}