# Instance name from string

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-name-from-string/314972>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 13, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-name-from-string/314972 "2010-10-13T19:54:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![radi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4491bb/32.png) [@radi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/radi)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-name-from-string/314972/1 "2010-10-13T19:54:47Z")

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temp.MissleArt = team1[h].MissleArt;  
temp.MissleArt.visible

i have a object(container) with multiple children  
and based on the units MissleArt i want the objects Child instance visible

however when i do this it assumes that temp.MissleArt is a string even tho temp.Arrow is a child of temp (Missleart is equal to arrow)