Find a text field name using a variable

[aadfv345r32]

Hello, I know this may be very basic, so I apologize in advance for that, but I just can´t figure it out after a couple of hours of Google it, so if anyone can help me, that would be great! Thanks in advance!

I have three dynamic text fields in my stage, called txt1, txt2 and txt3.

I want to put some data in them, but I want to find them using a variable:

var i: int = 1;

while (i < 4)) {

  var textTemp : String = i.toString();

  textTemp = "txt" + textTemp;

  trace(textTemp); //  So far, so good: in the Console, I get txt1, txt2 and txt3

  i++;

//  Now, lets say I want to set each text field to any text, it doesn´t really matter. So I try this:

textTemp.text = "This is a test"; //  This didn´t work

TextField[textTemp].text1 = "This is a test"; //  Neither this

}

Thanks again, I´m really lost here!

[kglad · Accepted solution]

use array notation to coerce strings into objects:

var i: int = 1;

while (i < 4)) {

var textTemp : String = i.toString();

textTemp = "txt" + textTemp;

trace(textTemp); // So far, so good: in the Console, I get txt1, txt2 and txt3

i++;

// Now, lets say I want to set each text field to any text, it doesn´t really matter. So I try this:

this[textTemp].text = "This is a test";

}

[aadfv345r32]

Work like a charm, thank you, kglad, I was driving myself crazy with this!

[kglad]

you're welcome.