Using a variable to refer to an object's ID

Question

Is there a way to replace “comboBox1” in the following line of script code with a variable which contains the text “comboBox1”?
     comboBox1.dataProvider = dataArray;
I was thinking something like this, but of course this doesn’t work---doesn't like the nameArray[i] before the dataProvider:
function setProvider():void{
var tempArray = [“temporary content”];
var nameArray:Array = [“comboBox1” ,“comboBox2”,“comboBox2”];
for (i =0, i ; nameArray.length; i++){
nameArray[i].dataProvider = tempArray;
<mx:ComboBox id="comboBox1"/>
<mx:ComboBox id="comboBox2"/>
<mx:ComboBox id="comboBox3"/>
Thanks All

Answer 1

Hi inanealex2010,
You can use the following approach...
function setProvider():void{
var tempArray = [“temporary content”];
var nameArray:Array = [“comboBox1” ,“comboBox2”,“comboBox2”];
for (i =0, i ; nameArray.length; i++){
//Use this line if you are placing the ComboBoxes directly in the root tag of your component
ComboBox(this.getChildByName(nameArray[i]) ).dataProvider = tempArray;
//Use this line if you are placing the ComboBoxes in any container say like canvas, Vbox or HBox
ComboBox(containerId.getChildByName(nameArray[i]) ).dataProvider = tempArray;
<mx:ComboBox id="comboBox1"/>
<mx:ComboBox id="comboBox2"/>
<mx:ComboBox id="comboBox3"/>
Thanks,
Bhasker