evaluate variable name in a loop in cs3

[mousumi_78]

I want to generate variable names in a loop and assign a object refe. to it.

ex. public var missing1_mc:MissingGameObjects;
public var missing2_mc:MissingGameObjects;
public var missing3_mc:MissingGameObjects;
public var missing4_mc:MissingGameObjects;

Now in a loop i want to do the following;

var ClassReference:Class ;
var missing_obj:String;

for(var i=0;i<usedNo.length;i++){
missing_obj = main_obj + "_" + usedNo [ i ] + "_x";
ClassReference = getDefinitionByName(missing_obj) as Class;
"missing"+ (i +1) + "_mc" = new ClassReference(); //wrong code
"missing"+ (i +1) + "_mc".setpos(150,100);//wrong code
}

How could i do this. Any help is appreciated.

[kglad]

are you trying to create several instances of one class or one instance from each of usedNo.length classes?

[mousumi_78]

"are you trying to create several instances of one class or one instance from each of usedNo.length classes?" - I am trying to create several instances of subclasses of MissingGameObjects class. Subclass name evaluaion is working if i put them in variables with declared names. Now I am trying to put this new subclass instances to several variables which is already declared by evaluating the variable names. I want to evaluate these variable names i.e.

public var missing1_mc:MissingGameObjects;
public var missing2_mc:MissingGameObjects;
public var missing3_mc:MissingGameObjects;
public var missing4_mc:MissingGameObjects;

in a loop (eg. "missing"+ (i +1) + "_mc" in the loop).

I dont want to use missing1_mc , then missing2_mc and so on..I want to evaluate them by "missing"+ (i +1) + "_mc" in a loop. Thanks in advance.

[kglad · Accepted solution]

if you're trying to use variable object names and variable classes, you can use the following (assuming everything's defined):

[mousumi_78]

Thanks. This can be a way to do it. Alternate way can be as follows :

var ClassReference:Class;
var missing_obj:String;
var missingObjects:Array = new Array();

for(var i=0;i<usedNo.length;i++)
{
missing_obj = main_obj + "_" + usedNo + "_x";
ClassReference = getDefinitionByName(missing_obj) as Class;
missingObjects = new ClassReference();
missingObjects .setpos(150,100);
}

[kglad]

you're welcome.

[sinious]

Any reason an array of references wouldn't be more ideal?