Have you tried strEMail = String(GlobalVars.instance.acUser.getItemAt(0));
Do not have my machine in front of me to test but pretty sure you can cast something that way. I know that's the way I do it to cast MovieClip names. Regards, Peter On 7/17/08, Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm trying to pull a variable from an arrayCollection which I know is > type String. > > > > Here's the code: > > > > *public* *var* strEMail:String; > > … > > Private function … > > { > > strEMail = GlobalVars.instance.acUser.getItemAt(0); > > } > > > > That above line of course throws an error because it's not sure that the > variable at (0) is actually a string even though I know it is. In C++ I > would just tell it using a typecast that it is a string. > > > > How can I copy that element into a variable? > > > > Thanks! > > > -- Peter Witham http://www.evolutiondata.com Internet and Multimedia developer Certified Flash Designer.