# Simple function question argument/parameter?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-function-question-argument-parameter/163164>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 20, 2005, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-function-question-argument-parameter/163164 "2005-09-20T12:07:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![keitai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@keitai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keitai)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-function-question-argument-parameter/163164/1 "2005-09-20T12:07:19Z")

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```auto

function displaySelectedArray(whichArray, layoutMC, elementName, elementWidth, elementHeight)
{
	//layoutMC = layoutMC.toString();
	//elementName = elementName.toString();
	trace("name "+elementName)
	trace("layout "+layoutMC)
	trace("Width "+elementWidth)
	trace("Height "+elementHeight)
	for(i=0; i<whichArray.length;i++)
	{
	//dynamicly attach mc's to print_mc
	element = whichArray*;
	trace("Element "+element)
	_root.print_mc[layoutMC].attachMovie(element, elementName+i, i);
	_root.print_mc[layoutMC][elementName+i]._y = (elementHeight + 1)*i;
	_root.print_mc[layoutMC][elementName+i]._width = elementWidth;
	_root.print_mc[layoutMC][elementName+i]._height = elementHeight;
	}
	
}

```

but can’t get the name and layout to trace

```auto

	displaySelectedArray(userDesigns, design_mc, design,400, 80);

```

I would expect to trace  
name design  
layout design\_mc

Any tips ?