Making/Refering to Instances

Hey,
Sorry to ask such a noob question but…
I know how to make instances of objects (obviously) but if I am dynamically making them through a for() loop how can I keep references to them, simply and efficently. Making tones of variables isnt going to help. I don’t know what I should search for as the questions is a bit general.

In AS2 I would:

  • make a holder
  • attach some movies in it through a for() loop
  • refer to them by set name like (mc1, mc2… etc)

In AS3 I am:

  • making my for() loop and instances with it [ var a = new Thing ] [ a.someFunction() ] [ a is erased from memory at end of loop ]
  • wondering how I should refer to them…

Thanks for the help,
Dan :h::blush: