# Select every object on the stage generically

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/select-every-object-on-the-stage-generically/314281
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [September 23, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/select-every-object-on-the-stage-generically/314281 "2010-09-23T17:53:10Z")
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#### Post date: [September 23, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/select-every-object-on-the-stage-generically/314281/1 "2010-09-23T17:53:10Z")

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I’m trying to find a generic way to select everything on the stage, because when I leave a frame, I want everything to fade out. But the user will be leaving multiple frames, so I would like to do it without specifying various objects depending on what frame they’re on. I realize there are a lot of ways to “skin this cat”, and I will fall back on something else if this isn’t possible.

When I try this, I get an error, “undefined \*”.

```auto
stage.*.alpha = 0;

```

Any ideas?