I have a number of variables named test1....test10 they are all declared as a string.
what I want to do is access them from inside a loop using the loop counter something like this:
string test1;
//...
string test10;
for (int i = 1; i < 10; i++)
{
test + i.ToString() = "some text";
}
any idea how I could do this? this is a WPF .net 4 windows App.
Simple answer: don't have 10 variables, have one variable which is a collection:
List<string> test = new List<string>();
for (int i = 1; i < 10; i++)
{
test.Add("some text");
}
Having lots of variables which logically form a collection is a design smell.
(If you really have to do this, you could use reflection. But please don't.)
You simply can't, use a List or a String-Array for this purpose.
List<String> myStrings = new List<String>();
for (Int32 i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
myStrings.Add("some text");
}
String[] myStrings = new String[10];
for (Int32 i = 0; i < myStrings.length; i++)
{
myStrings[i] = "some text";
}
This is not really possible, unless you use the dynamic keyword, and then you will get a property instead of a true variable. Take a look at ExpandoObject, it will allow you to add properties based on a string variable.
In your case, as other have said, you really should use a List<string>
For something as simple as 10 items, an array is the best way to go. Fast and easy.
List<>.