Evaluating Variables

[Adept Developer]

Is it possible to force evaluation of variables.

Example:

strItem = "Index"

Node.strItem

Obviously strItem is not a property or method of the Node object, the value of strItem is. Is there a way to evaluate that line so that I actually get Node.Index?

-Steve

[BruceG]

You can use a variable to reference a member of a collection, like the Nodes collection. You can use either a numeric variable, which VB will interpret as the Index property or a string variable which will be interpreted as the Key property:

TreeView1.Nodes(strMyKey)

[Negative0]

Steve,

If Bruce's answer doesn't fufill your needs try this.

The way I would approach it would be to take the string and just use a select statement to figure out which one you want and then reference the correct property or method.

Hope this helps,

[Matthew Gates]

Put this code in a Class module.

Public Property Get strItem() As Integer
    strItem = sItem
End Property
 
Public Property Let strItem(ByVal vNewValue As Integer)
    sItem = vNewValue
End Property

And in a form:

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim Node As Class1
    Set Node = New Class1
    Node.strItem = 0
    MsgBox Node.strItem
    Set Node = Nothing
End Sub

[Negative0]

Matthew,

I dont think thats what he was asking, I think he wanted to know how do do something like this.

strItem="Caption"
Me.stritem = "This is my new caption"

but then again I could be wrong.