referencing a string to an MC

[AfternoonDelite]

I think this should work without using eval:

var myLoc:String = "mc1.mc2.mc3.mc4";

var myMCs:Array = myLoc.split('.');

var myMC = _root;
for(var i = 0; i < myMCs.length; i++) {
   myMC = myMC[myMCs[i]];
}
trace(myMC); 

I'm sure there's a shortcut to writing that as well.

Just an idea that came to me because I know eval is not supported in AS3.