Question

I am trying to get an input text field to change a variable I have set up and then make a bunch of the movie clips I have set up for the variable.

here is the code I want to change

    var blue:MovieClip = new Blue  ;

I need to have Blue change to what is in the input field if that’s possible

Answer 1

As far as I know, you can’t create a new class name based on a string (i.e. the value of a text field).

You’d have to create your classes initially:

var blue:MovieClip = new Blue();
var green:MovieClip = new Green();
...

Then use a switch to say:

switch(player1.text){
case 'blue' : 
  //load blue mc
  break;
case 'green' :
  // load green ms
  break;
}

The biggest issue here is that a text input can take any value. You might be better off using a series of radio buttons that have predefined values. Then you those with your switch.