hitTesting with array

programming flash
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I have a simple FOR loop which runs through an array of MC names, which runs fine, but I’m trying to use these names inside this array as hittest values. So, I have one MC, and the code in this MC runs through an array and checks for any collisions between it and the mc in the array.

 for(k=0; k<herbNames.length; k++) {
if(name.hitTest(herbNames[k])) {
	trace(name+" hit "+herbNames[k]);
}
}

So, how should I do the hitTest? Here is my idea, but because of the size of the mcs involved, I don’t want to sit around all day waiting for the correct collisions to occur, lol. Here is what I had in mind…


if(name.hitTest(herbNames[k])) {
		trace("Collision!");
}

Would that work? Or…something else? Is there maybe a more effecient way to do this (maybe a FOR…IN loop?)?