Refering to a movie clip instance thru a variable

[spook007]

I have an xml file that contains names and properties of movie clips in my flash file. what data type do I use if I would like to load the name of the instance from the xml file so I can change the properties on the flash movie.

<mc>
<clip alpha="0" x="100" y = "25">mc_test1</clip>
<clip alpha="50" x="200" y ="25">mc_test2</clip>
<clip alpha="100" x ="300" y = "25">mc_test3</clip>
</mc>

Actionscript
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for (var i:int = 0;i <xmlList.length();i++)
{
mc = new String(); //WHAT SHOULD THIS DATATYPE BE?

mc = xmlList;
mc.alpha = int(xmlList.attribute("alpha"));
}

Any suggestions would be appreciated... thx!

 

[kennethkawamoto]

[tt]var mc:MovieClip = this[xmlList];[/tt]

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[spook007]

TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference."

Is the error I get when i try var mc:MovieClip = this[xmlList];

I'm guessing it's erroring out when I make the mc.alpha = int[xmlList.attribute("alpha")); request.

 

[spook007]

My bad... I got it to work, thanks!!