# Referring to an array from within an array

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**Created:** [September 3, 2004, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referring-to-an-array-from-within-an-array/63142 "2004-09-03T08:20:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![bape](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@bape](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bape)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2004, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referring-to-an-array-from-within-an-array/63142/1 "2004-09-03T08:20:47Z")

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How do i refer to an array name inside an array?  
This is what i have:  
array1 = [“test1”, “test2”, array2];

array2 = [“bla”,“bla”,“succes”];

Now i need something like stuff=array1[3]; (this makes an array called stuff which is a copy of array2, hopefully) and then myvar=stuff[3] (which is “succes”)… get it? no this doesnt work and i dont know why ☹ could someone help me?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2004, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referring-to-an-array-from-within-an-array/63142/2 "2004-09-03T09:30:09Z")

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Arrays start from 0

so test1 is [0], test2 is [1] and array2 is [2]

But i’m not even sure what u’re doing’ll work anyways…but have a go. unless someone knows for sure. 🙂

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**Post date:** [September 3, 2004, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referring-to-an-array-from-within-an-array/63142/3 "2004-09-03T09:38:32Z")

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also make sure you define array2 before you put it in array1

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**Post date:** [September 3, 2004, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referring-to-an-array-from-within-an-array/63142/4 "2004-09-03T09:43:44Z")

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Yesss, its fixed now. I had to switch the arrays, (define array2 first).  
Thanx!

how could i have been so stupid aaargh…

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**Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referring-to-an-array-from-within-an-array/63142/5 "2004-09-04T02:12:52Z")

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> [@senocular](#):
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> also make sure you define array2 before you put it in array1

What do u mean by define?