# No parameters, no brackets?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-parameters-no-brackets/75183>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 6, 2005, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-parameters-no-brackets/75183 "2005-01-06T16:50:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![chic0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@chic0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chic0)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-parameters-no-brackets/75183/1 "2005-01-06T16:50:15Z")

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Hello, I was wondering why brackets are still given in actions that dont have parameters?  
e.g.

```auto

  stopAllSounds();
  prevFrame();
  ...

```

They work without brackets too, dont they?  
Not that it makes a lot of difference, but I was just wondering 🙂