Interpreting String as function name actionscript 3.0

[mfsiddiq]

Hi
I want to know if there is any way a string can be interpreted as function name.I need this to call functions dynamically.Bel ow is a code snippet which works fine if the function is in the same class as the function call.But what if i want to call a function present in another class or a different library.Any suggestions will be appreciated.

public var actionRef:String = "getit"

public function initApp():void
{
button.label="Click"
canvas.addChild(button);
button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,callMe);
}

public function callMe(event:MouseEvent):void
{
//if (this.hasOwnProperty(actionRef))
this[actionRef]();

}
public function getit():void
{
trace("inside getit")
}

Cheers
mfsiddiq

[bartclarkson]

Here is the code. I use this strategy for dynamic assignment of functions to events, like nav items. Enjoy.

//  inside class containing function targeted by your string...

public function executeThis(myFunctionStringName:String, someID:uint):void {
     var thisSoonToBeFunction:String = myFunctionStringName;
     this[thisSoonToBeFunction](someID);
}
					
public function nameOfMyFunction(someID:uint):void {
   trace(someID);
}

public function triggerIt() {
    executeThis("nameOfMyFunction", 2);
}

[yozef]

Nope - Dynamic call of Function name

So I have something like this:

for (var i:int=0; i<menu_array.length(); i++) {
		var _callBackFuntion:String = "openMenu" + i;
		menu_array[i].addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, _callBackFuntion);
	}

Your system of using:

menu_array[i].addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, this[_callBackFuntion]);

does Not Work, it gives me a type error: Error #1006: value is not a function.

Anybody got other ideas?