Variable creation

VgSlag · Post by **VgSlag** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 4:18 am

How do I go about create variable names out of dynamic elements?

Say I wanted to create 10 vars:

myVar_0 - myVar_9

Using a for loop how would I write this please?

Thanks in advance.

JorDy · Post by **JorDy** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 4:27 am

it would proably be best to use a table for that

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mayVar_ = &#123;&#125;

for i=1, 10 do
     myVar_&#91;i-1&#93; = ""
end

im sure theres another way to do that but thats the only one i can thing of right now

matriculated · Post by **matriculated** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:08 am

JorDy wrote:it would proably be best to use a table for that
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mayVar_ = &#123;&#125;

for i=1, 10 do
     myVar_&#91;i-1&#93; = ""
end
im sure theres another way to do that but thats the only one i can thing of right now

I don't think your can index an element at 0. It has to start at 1.

KawaGeo · Post by **KawaGeo** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:19 am

You can start the script zero if you want but Lua likes to start it with a 1 if possible.