Variable Question: Use variable value to set another variable of that values name

[Mythos44]

Okay here's my question.

How would I use a variables value to be used to set or get another variables value?

Here's an example.

Let's say I have 3 variables but actually have many more

House = "Big"
Car = "Fast"
Pet = "Dog"

Now I have a function that queries a table to get some data and one of the fields is a variable name such as Pet

something like

VariableCheck = GetVariableFieldValue() // This returns Pet

so VariableCheck = Pet

So rather than having a Huge select case statement such as:

Select Case VariableCheck
Case "House"
txtValue.text = House
Case "Car"
txtValue.Text = Car
Case "Pet"
txtValue.Text = Pet
End Select

I need some kind of varValueVariable function.

txtValue.Text = VarValueOf(VariableCheck)

and a set value of vunction

SetVarValueOf(VariableCheck) = "Cat"


Thanks for all your help

[MonkOFox]

Okay here's my question.

How would I use a variables value to be used to set or get another variables value?

Here's an example.

Let's say I have 3 variables but actually have many more

House = "Big"
Car = "Fast"
Pet = "Dog"

Now I have a function that queries a table to get some data and one of the fields is a variable name such as Pet

something like

VariableCheck = GetVariableFieldValue() // This returns Pet

so VariableCheck = Pet

So rather than having a Huge select case statement such as:

Select Case VariableCheck
Case "House"
txtValue.text = House
Case "Car"
txtValue.Text = Car
Case "Pet"
txtValue.Text = Pet
End Select

I need some kind of varValueVariable function.

txtValue.Text = VarValueOf(VariableCheck)

and a set value of vunction

SetVarValueOf(VariableCheck) = "Cat"


Thanks for all your help

Um, if your GetVariableFieldValue() function returns "Pet", and you want to set a textbox value equal to that string, you don't need a switch statement, just do

txtValue.Text = VariableCheck

Likewise for setting it's value, you would do:

VariableCheck = "Cat"

Unless I just don't get it...

Justin

[Mythos44]

Okay the problem is I do not havea function that will do this. I do not know how to do this.

I want to reverance a variable by the string value of another variable which it's string value is the variable name of the first variable.

FirstVar = "Pet"
SecondVar = "FirstVar"

I want to somehow use the value of SecondVar which is "FirstVar" to set FristVar variable's value or what ever variable name is in SecondVar.

I'm not sure how to explain it further.

[Philly0494]

Um, if your GetVariableFieldValue() function returns "Pet", and you want to set a textbox value equal to that string, you don't need a switch statement, just do

txtValue.Text = VariableCheck

Likewise for setting it's value, you would do:

VariableCheck = "Cat"

Unless I just don't get it...

Justin

Look at his first post again, if it returns Pet he would actually want the text to read "Dog" since that is what corresponds with the variable name Pet.

[Shaggy Hiker]

It seems like you might do this with a dictionary (of String,String), where the key is what you are calling the variable name and the value is just that. Therefore, there would be a dictionary with entries:

"House","Big"
"Car","Fast"
"Girlfriend","Dog"

or whatever your example actually was. Now, you can pass in the key, which is what your GetVariableFieldValue method is returning, and get out the value for that key, which is what you are looking for.

[chris128]

You cant do what you described I'm afraid - I would suggest the same thing that Shaggy mentioned, using a Dictionary.

[Mythos44]

Thank you all for your help.