# Using String for calling function

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-string-for-calling-function/64155>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 13, 2004, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-string-for-calling-function/64155 "2004-09-13T18:49:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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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/64155/1 "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,

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-string-for-calling-function/64155/2 "2004-09-13T19:28:35Z")

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var watever:string = myfunction(theName) {  
//whatever you want to put here  
}

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-string-for-calling-function/64155/3 "2004-09-13T21:33:54Z")

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this"myfunction"

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-string-for-calling-function/64155/4 "2004-09-14T07:15:35Z")

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oh yes now its working  
thank you very much