# Quick question about \_alpha

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question-about--alpha/75755
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [January 12, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question-about--alpha/75755 "2005-01-12T00:14:34Z")
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### Author: ![danielthelion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@danielthelion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danielthelion)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question-about--alpha/75755/1 "2005-01-12T00:14:34Z")

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hey guys, its been a while since ive been on. i want to tell flash to make an mc’s alpha = 0 unless any button has been released. im trying someting like:

if (button has not been released) {  
\_root.container.ref.\_alpha = 0;  
}  
}else{

\_root.container.ref.\_alpha = 100;  
}

im just not sure about the syntax. any help?