# Using variable value as object name... help!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-variable-value-as-object-name-help/192937>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 3, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-variable-value-as-object-name-help/192937 "2006-07-03T01:37:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 3, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-variable-value-as-object-name-help/192937/1 "2006-07-03T01:37:26Z")

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This shouldn’t be too hard for someone with a little more experience…

[AS]  
stuff = setInterval(“fun”,20);  
myVar = “stuff”;  
clearInterval(myVar);  
[/AS]

Obviously, the above clearInterval won’t work, because **the clearInterval looks for “myVar” instead of “stuff”**. I want it to be the other way around.

I tried using the following, but with no luck.  
[AS]clearInterval(this[myVar]);  
clearInterval(\_root[myVar]);[/AS]