# Why cant I call this prototype?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-cant-i-call-this-prototype/248596
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [January 10, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-cant-i-call-this-prototype/248596 "2008-01-10T00:30:19Z")
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#### Post date: [January 10, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-cant-i-call-this-prototype/248596/1 "2008-01-10T00:30:19Z")

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I have a prototype function I found online, but I cant figure out how to call it. I am trying to disable components of my flv player

```auto

mx.video.FLVPlayback.prototype.enableButtons = function(bEnabled:Boolean) {
    trace("DF");
    this.skin_mc.seekBar_mc.handle_mc._visible = bEnabled;
    this.skin_mc.seekBar_mc.volumeBarHandle_mc._visible = bEnabled;
    if (bEnabled) {
        this.playButton = this.skin_mc.layout_mc.play_mc;
        this.stopButton = this.skin_mc.layout_mc.stop_mc;
        this.backButton = this.skin_mc.layout_mc.back_mc;
        this.forwardButton = this.skin_mc.layout_mc.forward_mc;
        this.seekBar = this.skin_mc.seekBar_mc;
        this.muteButton = this.skin_mc.layout_mc.volumeMute_mc;
    } else {
        this.onEnterFrame = function() {
            this.playButton = this.skin_mc.layout_mc.play_mc.disabled_mc;
            this.stopButton = this.skin_mc.layout_mc.stop_mc.disabled_mc;
            this.backButton = this.skin_mc.layout_mc.back_mc.disabled_mc;
            this.forwardButton = this.skin_mc.layout_mc.forward_mc.disabled_mc;
            this.muteButton = this.skin_mc.layout_mc.volumeMute_mc.disabled_mc;
            this.seekBar = null;
            this.volumeBar = null;
            updateAfterEvent();
            delete this.onEnterFrame;
        };
    }
};

```

I cant even get it to trace out…ive tried

enableButtons(false);  
vidPlayer.enableButtons(false);

no luck…any idea?