Referring to instance names with variables

I have the following problem. I have two movie clips with the
instance
names inst01 and inst02.
I have the code :
_root.inst01._alpha += 10;
Now sometimes I would like it to be for "inst01" and others
"inst02".
Is there a way that I can just say set a variable like :
currentinst = "inst01"
or
currentinst = "inst02"
And then write the code as:
_root.currentinst._alpha += 10;
Would this work, how would Flash know whether "currentinst"
was an
instance name or a variable name?
THANK!
Tim

Thanks!
I had actually just figured it out, I have to use the array
brackets,
thanks so much!
In article <ess33h$d73$[email protected]>, "David
Stiller"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Tim,
>
> > Is there a way that I can just say set a variable
like :
> >
> > currentinst = "inst01"
> > or
> > currentinst = "inst02"
>
> There is.
>
> > And then write the code as:
> > _root.currentinst._alpha += 10;
>
> The problem with that, as is, is that the variable
currentint currently
> refers to a string, and the String class has no such
property as _alpha.
> You need to "translate" that string into an actual
object reference, and
> there are two ways I know of to do that, both described
here.
>
>
http://www.quip.net/blog/2006/flash/actionscript-20/reference-objects-dynamically
>
>
> David Stiller
> Adobe Community Expert
> Dev blog,
http://www.quip.net/blog/
> "Luck is the residue of good design."

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