# Populating Object parameter from Shared Object Array

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**Created:** [October 11, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/populating-object-parameter-from-shared-object-array/314873 "2010-10-11T17:43:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/populating-object-parameter-from-shared-object-array/314873/1 "2010-10-11T17:43:18Z")

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I have a series of similarly named Objects, cont100, cont101, etc., each with a Boolean parameter **active\_**. I have a Shared Object which holds an Array of Booleans [false, false, true, etc] corresponding to the starting state of Objects cont###.

When loading the Shared Object, how can I assign the correct Boolean value from the Array to each cont###.active\_ ? I know how many cont### Objects there are, but they’re not in perfect sequence, ie. some numbers are skipped.

Is there a way to search for all Objects with names starting “cont” like I would with a String?