Function for setting a variable from a string?

[Eirath245]

I've wanted this a number of times, coding both outside and inside Gmod.

Example:

@name DynamicallyAssigningVariables
@inputs Var_to_set:string   What_to_set_it_as   Set
@persist A  B  C  D

somefunctiontosetvariablehere(Vartoset, What_to_set_it_as)

This would also be useful for calling particular functions (say, in Lua) based on, say, user input.

- Jonny

[ZeikJT]

You mean like the table storage there already is?
T:setNumber("string index", number)

[Syranide]

It is not possible to dynamically set or ready variables, but as ZeikJT pointed out, you can use tables for similar effect (but it cannot be mapped to inputs or outputs).

[Eirath245]

You mean like the table storage there already is?
T:setNumber("string index", number)

I'm not just talking about Exp2, but you did give me an idea to use an enum to convert a string into a mapped integer which could be used to assign variables.

It is not possible to dynamically set or ready variables, but as ZeikJT pointed out, you can use tables for similar effect (but it cannot be mapped to inputs or outputs).

Meh, that's why I suggested the function :P Is it actually not possible, or just not done?

[ZeikJT]

Meh, that's why I suggested the function :P Is it actually not possible, or just not done?

I'm actually working on a global variable storage method right now, but it will have to be used minimally as it does use the global table and tables are big.

Not dynamic variables though, just shared variables. No input/output issues.

[Syranide]

Meh, that's why I suggested the function :P Is it actually not possible, or just not done?

It is possible as in yes; of course it is possible... no as in; the current optimizations and "core" does not allow for it without bad sideeffects.

Additionally, I would consider this an extremely bad philosophy, sure, for the E2 it might not matter much, but the user of a function or module should never have such influence. If you need it for serious work, you are doing it wrong or being too lazy, or you should use arrays/tables.

[Pyro-Fire]

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[Eirath245]

eval - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

<3 but doesn't exist in C# >_<

[Fizyk]

Use CPU with ports, it's exactly what you want. You can input port number and port value and by doing out #port_number,#port_value; get the desired effect.