# Need help with this\[\]

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-this/320437>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 23, 2011, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-this/320437 "2011-03-23T12:44:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![lkingman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@lkingman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lkingman)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-this/320437/1 "2011-03-23T12:44:27Z")

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A movie clip on the stage: myObj  
which has movie clips within it, such as: myObj.o1

1. this[“myObj”] accesses myObj but
2. this[“myObj.o1”] returns undefined.

How can I access myObj.o1 from it’s name string?

Many thanks for any help!