# Need help with a removeChild type dealie

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**Created:** [October 14, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-a-removechild-type-dealie/325429 "2011-10-14T17:29:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 14, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-a-removechild-type-dealie/325429/1 "2011-10-14T17:29:26Z")

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Hi there-  
Am pretty new to AS3 and would love some help. Basically I have a photo gallery that runs in a container, which is added to the stage like so:

import com.xmlphotoalbum.\*;  
var gallery:XmlPhotoAlbum = new XmlPhotoAlbum();  
gallery\_container.addChild(gallery);

I want to have it set up so when you click on a “gallery” button, it reloads/refreshes the gallery to its initial state, because the “internal” navigation of the gallery isn’t very intuitive…and so the only thing I can think of is essentially to remove the gallery and re-add it, whenever “gallery” button is clicked, which resets the gallery to its initial thumbnail view.

I’ve tried fumbling around with removeChild, addChild, simple if statements, etc.  
Can anyone help?