Simple actionscript function question

I have this really simple actionscript function and for the life of me i cannot figure out the correct way to pass in the frame reference name!


function gotoNextStage(stageToPlay:String) {
    _root.gotoAndStop(stageToPlay);
}

Obviously this line is the problem: _root.gotoAndStop(stageToPlay);

I’m trying to call the function as such gotoNextStage(“frameReferenceHere”);