# Refer to parent clip after IO\_ERROR

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/refer-to-parent-clip-after-io-error/245667>\
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**Created:** [December 2, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/refer-to-parent-clip-after-io-error/245667 "2007-12-02T20:22:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![vintage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e68b1a/32.png) [@vintage](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vintage)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/refer-to-parent-clip-after-io-error/245667/1 "2007-12-02T20:22:35Z")

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In a for loop Im adding loaders to differnt mc’s on the scene\* (map1, map2, map3 etc)\*, now I want to addlisteners but I have problems refering to their parent, anyone see what Im doing wrong?

The 2 funtions at the bottom gives me errors (I did a missing file on purpose to test)

```auto
for (var i:Number = 0; i<aantal; i++) {
        var map:MovieClip = root["map"+i];
        var imgLader:Loader = new Loader();
        imgLader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, preloading); //doesnt work
        imgLader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, preloadKlaar); //works fine
        imgLader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, kwijt); //doesnt work

        imgLader.load(new URLRequest(container.dir.attribute('mapthumb')*));
        map.addChildAt(imgLader, 1);
    }
}

function preloading(event:ProgressEvent):void{
    //I need to refer back to the parent here,
    // should be smth like "map1 or map2 or map3 etc.."
}

function kwijt(event:IOErrorEvent):void{
    //I need to refer back to the parent here,
    // should be smth like "map1 or map2 or map3 etc.."     
}

```

thx in advance!