Use of a string to get information in an associative array

Question

I've got a function that takes two strings as arguments, and I want to use these arguments to get the data held in associative arrays.

var myVar:Object = {};

myVar.value = 10;

function getStuff(v:String, vl:String){

//...

}

In this case, v = "myVar" and vl = "value".

How do I translate vinto the variable name 'myVar' and v1 into 'value' so that I can access the data?

Kuba Wyrostek · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-29 21:50:25Z

1

Sorry if this won't work, for I can only test AS3 here, but please try this:

function getStuff(v:String, vl:String){
  return eval(v + "." + vl);
}

eventually

function getStuff(v:String, vl:String){
  return eval("_gobal." + v + "." + vl);
}

answered Jun 29, 2012 at 21:50

Kuba Wyrostek

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