Referencing checkboxes using strings of their IDs

Question

I'm sure this is a really easy one (im a beginner)...
I'm creating checkboxes at runtime and assigning IDs in the format "checkBox_1", "checkBox_2" etc.
I'm also pushing these strings to an array, so I have a list of all the checkboxes I have made (across multiple NavigationContent containers)
I need to loop through the array and convert the string into a valid checkbox reference and grab the label of that checkbox.
What I'm struggling with is that the following throws an error
var myCheckBox:CheckBox;
myCheckBox = CheckBox("checkBox_1");
trace(myCheckBox.label);
and myCheckBox = "checkBox_1" as CheckBox; doesnt work
I'm missing something really basic here

Answer 1

hi,
Pushing the object onto the array is the better option but you can also reference the object by name, either way you need to typecast any operations on the checkbox , If you decide to use the checkbox's name you need to retreive the displayobject first then you can use it as per the call to set the selected value shown below.
David.
protected function application1_creationCompleteHandler(event:FlexEvent):void
for (var i:int=1; i < 11;i++)
var cb:CheckBox = new CheckBox();
cb.x=10;
cb.y=25*i+10;
cb.selected = false;
cb.label = "Check no:"+String(i);
cbCanvas.addChild(cb);
arr.push(cb.name);
//arr.push(cb);
private function setCheckBoxes(): void
var tmpCB:DisplayObject;
for (var i:int=0; i <arr.length;i++)
tmpCB = cbCanvas.getChildByName(arr[i]);
(tmpCB as CheckBox).selected=true;
//(arr[i] as CheckBox).selected=true;