# MovieClip.onUnload

#### Availability

Flash Player 6.

#### Usage

    my_mc.onUnload

#### Parameters

None.

#### Returns

Nothing.

#### Description

Event handler; invoked in the first frame after the movie clip is removed from the Timeline. The actions associated with the `onUnload` event are processed before any actions are attached to the affected frame.You must define a function that executes when the event is invoked.

#### Example

The following example defines a function for the `MovieClip.onUnload` method that sends a `trace` action to the Output window.

    my_mc.onUnload = function () {
    	trace ("onUnload called");
    };