Set TextFieldAutoSize property via String.. Easy?

Anybody know the proper syntaxt for setting the textField’s Auto Size property from a String?

var myTextField:TextField;
myTextField = new TextField();

myTextField.autoSize=TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT; //Default way Works fine

var string:String = “TextFieldAutoSize.Left”;
myTextField.autoSize=[string]; //Doesnt work

var string:String =“LEFT”;
myTextField.autoSize=TextFieldAutoSize[string] //Works but i need everything on the right of the equals sign to be information “from the string”