# Using an array to create multiple variables

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-an-array-to-create-multiple-variables/198305
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 23, 2006, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-an-array-to-create-multiple-variables/198305 "2006-08-23T23:58:07Z")
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### Author: ![lariat1997](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/df705f/32.png) [@lariat1997](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lariat1997)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2006, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-an-array-to-create-multiple-variables/198305/1 "2006-08-23T23:58:07Z")

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If I have multiple variables of the same type, can I create an array and loop to create them or do I need to create them individually.

For instance,

[COLOR=Blue]var ajArray:Array = new Array(mc1, mc2, mc3, mc4, mc5, mc6, mc7, mc8, mc9, mc10, mc11, mc12, mc13);

for (var i:number = 0; i\<ajArray.length; i++){  
var [ajArray\*]:MovieClip;  
}

**OR DO I HAVE TO DO THE FOLLOWING FOR THE MULTIPLE VARS**

var mc1:MovieClip;  
var mc2:MovieClip;  
var mc3:MovieClip;  
var mc4:MovieClip;  
var mc5:MovieClip;  
var mc6:MovieClip;  
var mc7:MovieClip;  
var mc8:MovieClip;  
var mc9:MovieClip;  
var mc10:MovieClip;  
var mc11:MovieClip;  
var mc12:MovieClip;  
var mc13:MovieClip;[/COLOR]

Any help would be greatly appreciated.