In Flash, how would I run an e4x statement when that statement is stored in a String?

Question

So I have something like this:

var xmlStatement:String = \"xmlObject.node[3].@thisValue\";

What mystery function do I have to use so that I can

Answer 1

Unfortunately this is not possible in ActionScript 3. This however might be a solution: http://blog.betabong.com/2008/09/23/e4x-string-parser/