Thread: Naming a variable with another variable

I'm trying to create a loop that will create some variable as it goes through and then add the variables to an array. I want to name the variables created based on their position in the array, something like this;

Code:

for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
           {
               string name = i.ToString();

               Nmode name;

               wallarray[i] = name = new Nmode(Content);

               name.NLoad

           }

now obviosuly this isn't working since name is used more than once, but is there a work around that someone could suggest? even a way of ranbomly generateing some names may work, but I'm not sure as the program will need to be able to call these names later. I wont need to know them, but the program will.

Thanks in advance for any help

ES

Do you mean a second array that fills up with numbers as the loop progresses and then uses those numbers to name the variables? Like this

Code:

            string[] arraynames = new string[2]; //hard coded length for now

           for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
           {

               arraynames[0] = i.ToString();

               string name = i.ToString();

               Nmode = arraynames[0];

               wallarray[i] = arraynames[0] = new Nmode(Content);

               arraynames[0].Load();

           }

that does sound like it would work better, but I'm unsure as to how I would use the contents of the second array to name the Nmodes.

Use a Dictionary<Tkey, TValue>. Use the name as the key and whatever class you are creating as the value.

It is possible to create dynamic names by using the Emit class or the Microsoft.Csharp classes, but that's more work than you probably want to do.

And I would also argue that just b/c it is possible does not mean it is recommended,