Setting the name of a new object from a string

Question

Is there anyway I can set the object name of a newly created
object from a string?
eg.
(the code below generates a compile time error on the
variable declaration)
public function addText(newTxt:String, txt:String,
format:TextFormat):void {
var
this[newTxt]:TextField = new TextField();
this[newTxt].autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
this[newTxt].background = true;
this[newTxt].border = true;
this[newTxt].defaultTextFormat = format;
this[newTxt].text = txt;
addChild(this[newTxt]);
called using>
addText("mytxt", "test text", format);
I could then reference the object later on without using
array notation using mytxt.border = false; for example
There are many a time when I want to set the name of a new
object from a string.
In this example I have a function that adds a new text object
to a sprite.
The problem is, if I call the function more than once then
two textfield objects will exist, both with the same name. (either
that or the old one will be overwritten).
I need a way of setting the name of the textfield object from
a string.
using
var this[newTxt]:TextField = new TextField()
does not work, If I take the "var" keyword away it thinks it
a property of the class not an object.
resulting in >
ReferenceError: Error #1056: Cannot create property newTxt on
Box.
There must be a way somehow to declare a variable that has
the name that it will take represented in a string.
Any help would be most welcome
Thanks

Answer 1

Using:
var this[newTxt]:TextField = new TextField()
is the right approach.
You can either incrment an instance variable so that the name
is unique:
newTxt = "MyName" + _globalCounter;
var this[newTxt]:TextField = new TextField();
globalCounter ++;
Or store the references in an array:
_globalArray.push(new TextField());
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