Using a function to name a MoveClip

[AntiAliasProductionz]

I'm trying to name a MovieClip via a function:

public function name(nameS:MovieClip){
     nameS = new mc();//MC being the movieclip
     addChild(nameS);
}

I'd access it like this:

name(player1);

I can't figure out, however, what to use to get this to work properly. is there something I'm missing?

[AntiAliasProductionz]

Is there any chance of help out there?

[ProfessorFlash]

There's a very low chance of getting help because you are not making any sense, lol.

[AntiAliasProductionz]

package 
{
	import flash.display.*;
	import flash.events.*;
	import flash.text.*;
	import flash.ui.*;
	import flash.events.*;
	import flash.utils.*;

	public class chargen extends MovieClip
	{
		public function chargen(){
			genit("tyler",1,4,2);
		}
		public function genit(nameS:String,headN:Number,shirtN:Number,pantsN:Number){
			nameS = new player();
			addChild(nameS);
			nameS.head1.gotoAndStop(headN);
			nameS.shirt1.gotoAndStop(shirtN);
			nameS.pants1.gotoAndStop(pantsN);
			nameS.x = 100
			nameS.y = 100
			trace("created");
		}

Simply put, I want this function

genit("tyler",1,4,2);

to create a movieclip named tyler.

[AntiAliasProductionz]

Is this still confusing? I understand it but i can't really communicate it that well.

[ProfessorFlash]

I get now what you are trying to do but I still don't get why you would want to do that. Bottom line is that you can't set a string to be a movieclip. If you want to identify your movieclip as "tyler" then use the 'name' property. What does it matter what name the variable is in the function? It disappears anyway after the function is run.

[Redshift]

You can use an Object (which you can use as a dictionary of sorts).

public var movieClips:Object = new Object();

public function nameThing(nameS:String){
     movieClips[nameS] = new MovieClip();
}

// test code:
nameThing("blah");
trace(movieClips["blah"]);
//traces "[object MovieClip]"

I personally don't do things like this, better to use an Array or something.