I don't know what I was smoking, but my solution actually works as I'd expect.
The following works (I was just off a bit in my syntax):
var icon1:Class = getDefinitionByName("icon1") as Class;
var currentIcon:Object = icon1 as Object;
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Todd" <tpreka...@...> wrote:
>
> I have a long list string to graphic class mappings that are contained within
> a gigantic switch statement:
>
> case "icon_1":
> selectedIcon = icon_1;
> break;
> case "icon_2":
> selectedIcon = icon_2;
> break;
>
> I'm looking for a way to get an instance of an Class reference based on a
> string. I'm not looking to create a NEW instance, however.
>
> For example, I'm NOT looking to do this:
> var icon_1:Class = getDefinitionByName("icon_1") as Class;
> selectedIcon = new icon_1();
>
> I've tried some simple things like, but without results:
> selectedIcon = Class("icon_1");
>
> Any suggestions for the syntactical shortcut that I'm looking for?
>
> Thanks
>
