flash actionscript: Hello...

I have written a small function that simply moves an object to a new position
on stage depending on a variable passed to the function. It works just fine,
but instantly rather than in intervals -- mimicking a tween. I was wondering
how I would integrate a delay into this function to allow it to work in
increments.

The function is as follows:
function moveIt(thePosition) {
while (theName._x != thePosition) {
if (theName._x<thePosition) {
theName._x += 5;
} else if (theName._x>thePosition) {
theName._x -= 5;
}
}
}

Can I use set Interval? If so, how? Would I strip out the while loop to do so?

Help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

At a guess of what you're after something like this should help

function moveIt(thePosition) {
//while (theName._x != thePosition) {
if (theName._x<thePosition) {
theName._x += 5;
} else if (theName._x>thePosition) {
theName._x -= 5;
}
//}
}
my_interval = setInterval(this,"moveIt",100,100);

where the first 100 is the millisecond gap between calls, the second is the
position parameter passed to the function

to stop the interval call clearInterval(my_interval);