Naming a class instance with a variable

[pikalex88]

Hi, I'm new to Java and have been trying to do something that I'm not sure is possible. I want to set the name of a class instance as the value of a char or String, like this.

for (int i = 0; i < 30; i++) {

char c = allButtons.charAt(i);
Button c = new Button();

}

With Button being a class and allButtons being a String. I don't want the name of the instance to be "c" I want it to be the value of c. Is this possible?

[DarrylBurke]

You can't. Why do you think you need this?

Explain what you hope to accomplish and someone will be able to guide you how to do it the right way.

db

[Fubarable]

You don't want to do this as the name of the variable is meaningless here. It's the reference that really matters. What you want is likely an array or a hashmap, simple as that.

[georgemc]

Button - I'm assuming you mean java.awt.Button - extends java.awt.Component, which has a getName/setName property. This might be handy. But in general, objects don't have names at all, and the reference variable you point at an object, is NOT a name