# Convert String var to function()?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-string-var-to-function/179393>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 19, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-string-var-to-function/179393 "2006-02-19T19:48:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-string-var-to-function/179393/1 "2006-02-19T19:48:17Z")

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Is there some way to convert a dynamically loaded variable to a function name?

Something along the lines of:

```auto

for (i=1; i<menuArray.length; i++) {
    var menuSelect = menuArray*+"Open";
    menuSelect = function () {
    ////do something here.../// 
    };
}

```

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Basically I have a variablethat stores a string from an Array, and I want that string to then be used as a function name… I’m not sure if this is possible, but I can’t seem to get it to work.

thanks,  
iLan