[SOLVED] Can variable names be dynamically created?

[CJSLMAN]

Is there a way to dynamically create a variable name? I was thinking on the terms of something like the following:

String myVar%n;

and obtain variable names like myVar1, myVar2, myVar3, etc

Thanks,
CJSL

[raffaele181188]

No, it's no possible. I know a PHP similar feature, named variable variable names. But in Java in can't be accomplished, since the compiler must check every identifier at runtime. Neither using RTTI is helpful. But why do you need that missing feature?

[CJSLMAN]

I was afraid of that. Sometime ago, I thought that I needed it for a program (I can't remember the context). I think it had to do with printing the name of variables from different threads, but that can be solved by formatting the print output. But I still think that it would be a cool option.

Thanks,
CJSL

[Fubarable]

Usually when I think that I need this feature, a Map will often fit the bill, and that's because the problem isn't really concerning the variable name, which has little meaning, but more often it's tying a String to a specific object, something Maps do well.

[CJSLMAN]

Furball... thanks... I'll give maps a look.

Thanks,
CJSL