# Using String for calling function

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-string-for-calling-function/122433>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 13, 2004, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-string-for-calling-function/122433 "2004-09-13T18:49:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![pete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@pete](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pete)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-string-for-calling-function/122433/1 "2004-09-13T18:49:59Z")

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hey guys,

have a little question:  
is it possible to call a function (as my headline tells you) with a string somehow like this[“myfunction()”], but i found out this does not work. Is there any hint to make that work?

Thanks,