Actionscript 3.0 :: Changing A String Into A Variable Name?
Jul 9, 2010
To avoid a large segment of code I've set up button names that correspond with movieclips that are located in my library and exported for use with the code. I want to replace the movieclip currently on stage with another movieclip from the library depending on which button you click on. The code works fine, I'm achieving all the values I want, except for the fact that since the variables in the function are strings it gives me a coercion error saying that they're strings and not objects.
Here's the code:
Code: Select all// Holder
var holder:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
holder.x = 122;
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