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associate string to movieclip variable as3. new eval?

Zone: Macromedia Flash

Tags: Adobe, Flash, CS3, Actionscript 3.0

I have a number of custom movie clips created in a movie clip ( separate buildings on a map).

Each of these buildings has a variable name assigned too it , b001, b002 etc.

I am loading a XML file that has data for each property and a associated building ID ( ie id="001");

I am loading these items in and associating the name of each property to list, but I am also trying to link the additional data loaded to the movieclip variable so i can add event listeners to each object and associate the data to it as well.

         
           
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             // Passing a id to the function when clicking item in the list
function getBuilding(e:ListEvent):void{
	var id:String = "map.mapVector.mapVectorBuildings.b" + e.item.id;
	trace(id); // traces the path properly
	[id]alpha = 0; // does not affect the movieclip (throws an error)
}
 
// function to add event listeners to the object
function setBuilding(buildingId:String):void{
	// once again passes the id properly
        var id:String = "map.mapVector.mapVectorBuildings.b" + buildingId;
        //doesnt seem to be associating the event listener properly ( i think its adding it to root even)
	[id]addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, buildingOver);
}
 
function buildingOver(e:MouseEvent):void{
        // you can see the event is targeting nothing
	trace("clicked " + e.currentTarget); 
}

           
         

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Question Stats

Zone: Software

Question Asked By: FredericG

Solution Provided By: Vulturous

Participating Experts: 1

Solution Grade: A

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