Thread: Creating string from variable name

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    Creating string from variable name

    Hello,

    Is it possible to create a string from a variable name?

    for example, say i have a variable
    type myVariable;
    could I get a string as
    char* name = "myVariable"

    Hope this makes sense

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    yes if it's a custom class and you can just implement a function that returns a string with it's name in it.

    Code:
    string name = myVariable.name

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    Thanks for the reply.

    Is that the only way, what if its not in a class, but if its just a simple primitive type variable?

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    Quote Originally Posted by indigo0086 View Post
    yes if it's a custom class and you can just implement a function that returns a string with it's name in it.

    Code:
    string name = myVariable.name
    But then you'd have to manually set the name to whatever you called the variable, so what's the point?

    I believe you can use the # pre-processor command to write a macro that will print the variable name you pass to it: http://www.cppreference.com/preprocessor/sharp.html

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    thanks cpjust, thats exactly what i'm looking for.

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