# Setting property of duplicated component?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-property-of-duplicated-component/62804
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 31, 2004, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-property-of-duplicated-component/62804 "2004-08-31T13:08:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@bape](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bape)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2004, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-property-of-duplicated-component/62804/1 "2004-08-31T13:08:38Z")
hi there, ive got a radiobutton component on my stage named radio1.
I need to duplicate it and then change a few properties, but i cant seem to get the path/naming right. This is my code:
```auto
i=2;
radio1.duplicateMovieClip("radio"+i, radio1.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:20, _y:20});
_root["radio"+i].setLabel("test");
i++
```
if i use a constant name instead of “radio”+i it works but the [“radio”+i] seems to be the problem, could someone help me with this? (using flash mx)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2004, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-property-of-duplicated-component/62804/2 "2004-08-31T18:06:25Z")
shouldnt it be:
```auto
i=2;
duplicateMovieClip(radio1,"radio"+i, radio1.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:20, _y:20});
_root["radio"+i].setLabel("test");
i++
```
?? try that an lemme know (im usin FMX so mite b slightly diff in FMX2004… for instance i dont have the _getNextHighestDepth()_ function ☹ )
Prophet.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2004, 10:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-property-of-duplicated-component/62804/3 "2004-09-01T10:46:13Z")
duplication works fine as it is, only this part doesnt work:
\_root[“radio”+i].setLabel(“test”);
Its about the \_root[“radio”+i] , this doenst work but i dont know why. Cause its an component? could someone please help…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2004, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-property-of-duplicated-component/62804/4 "2004-09-01T17:46:46Z")
if duplication was working correctly then so should that
Prophet.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2004, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-property-of-duplicated-component/62804/5 "2004-09-13T10:42:39Z")
It still doesnt work, as i said, duplication works (a duplicate of the instance in question appears) only setting the property is failing…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2004, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-property-of-duplicated-component/62804/6 "2004-09-13T12:07:27Z")
Radiobutton doesnt have a setLabel() method;
use
```auto
RadioButtonInstanceName.label = "some Text";
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2004, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-property-of-duplicated-component/62804/7 "2004-09-13T13:51:55Z")
> [@nishanthe](#):
>
> Radiobutton doesnt have a setLabel() method;
>
> use
>
> ```auto
> RadioButtonInstanceName.label = "some Text";
>
> ```
nope, not working either
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2004, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-property-of-duplicated-component/62804/8 "2004-09-21T09:41:27Z")
it should work,
check the instance name…