# Type mismatch?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/type-mismatch/171624
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [December 6, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/type-mismatch/171624 "2005-12-06T22:09:09Z")
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### Author: ![dColumbus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@dColumbus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dColumbus)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/type-mismatch/171624/1 "2005-12-06T22:09:09Z")

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why is this a type mismatch?

var stump = trees.splice(t, 1);

here’s the code:

```auto
 function uproot(t_id:Number) {
 for (var t in trees) {
  if (trees[t].id == t_id) {
   var stump = trees.splice(t, 1);
   stump[0].obj.delMovie();
   delete stump[0].obj;
   stump[0].obj = null;
   delete stump[0];
   stump[0] = null;
   delete stump;
   stump = null;
   trace("Tree ["+t_id+"] UPROOTED, remaining:"+trees.length);
  }
 }
} 

```