Returning from EventListener functions

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Hey, I’m really new to AS3. This is a simple problem to solve but I just can’t seem to figure it out or find the answer to it. I’m still trying to wrap my head around OOP.

Here’s my code:

package
{
    import flash.display.*;
    import flash.net.*;
    import flash.events.*;
    
    public class pixel extends Sprite
    {
        public function pixel()
        {
            myTextField.text = getEntry("pages.page[1].pageName");
        }
        
        private dynamic function getEntry(req:String):String
        {
            var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("getXML.php?q=" + req); //queries my PHP file for data using the string (works)
            var myEntry:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
            myEntry.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loadedMyEntry); 
            myEntry.load(request);

            function loadedMyEntry(event:Event):String 
            { 
                var loader2:URLLoader = URLLoader(event.target);
                return loader2.data;//how the heck do i get it out of here into myTextField or any other thing I want to use it for?
            }
        }        
    }
}

Hopefully you can see that I’m trying to write a function that pulls data from a PHP file using a string for an argument, and I want that same function to return the results so that I can assign it to whatever I want. Can someone help me understand how to accomplish this with AC3/OOP? Thanks so much!