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.Below 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.

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 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.

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 //  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

So I have something like this:

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 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:

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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?

Interpreting String as function name actionscript 3.0

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