# Simple for loop question

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**Created:** [November 6, 2006, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-for-loop-question/206229 "2006-11-06T11:47:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-for-loop-question/206229/1 "2006-11-06T11:47:01Z")

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I am struggling to get the following code to work in a for loop. I am quite comfortable doing them so either I am not able to concentrate properly at the moment or there is a particular problem associated with what I am trying to do:

var main:MovieClip = this;  
var depth:Number = 1;

main.createEmptyMovieClip(“textContainer0”, depth);  
depth++;  
main.createEmptyMovieClip(“textContainer1”, depth);  
depth++;  
main.createEmptyMovieClip(“textContainer2”, depth);  
depth++;  
main.createEmptyMovieClip(“textContainer3”, depth);  
depth++;  
main.createEmptyMovieClip(“textContainer4”, depth);  
depth++;  
main.createEmptyMovieClip(“textContainer5”, depth);  
depth++;  
main.createEmptyMovieClip(“textContainer6”, depth);  
depth++;  
main.createEmptyMovieClip(“textContainer7”, depth);  
depth++;  
main.createEmptyMovieClip(“textContainer8”, depth);  
depth++;  
main.createEmptyMovieClip(“textContainer9”, depth);  
depth++;

I thought it would be:

for (var i:Number = 0; i\<10; i++) {  
main.createEmptyMovieClip(main[“textContainer”+i], depth);  
depth++;  
}

It does not work. Any help appreciated.

Thanks