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Convert String to MovieClip in Flash AS3

Pretty straightforward:

 
function doClick(e:Event):void {
    this[e.target.name].gotoAndStop('over')
}
 

Of course, in the case above you could actually just use:

 
e.currentTarget.gotoAndStop('over')
 

Tags: AS3, convert, Flash, MovieClip, string