Create function from string????

Hi,

Thanks for the link but this highlights something I already know, Im afraid.

My actual problem is that I want to create a new function using the string passed.

e.g.

var myNewFunction:String = "myStringFunction(){trace('this has been called');};"

and then call that function

myNewFunction()

Which will then call the trace command within the string:

"trace('this has been called')" which is found withing the string passed.

The problem with the example you gave is that the function being called has already been declared elsewhere within the file so it would be just a case of calling that function via a string. As illustrated in your link.

I want to actually create a new function "on the fly" that has not been declared anywhere, other than within the string being passed.

Thanks again for your help though.