I'm looking to define string variables from an array of strings.
x(2) = {"bar","foo"}
How do I create variables out of bar and foo? And then how do I assign them a value?
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Can you explain yourself more clearly?gavin– gavin2011-12-28 01:31:42 +00:00Commented Dec 28, 2011 at 1:31
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I want to be able to create bar as a string (like you would Dim bar as String) and then assign bar a value, bar = "x"Theveloper– Theveloper2011-12-28 01:32:43 +00:00Commented Dec 28, 2011 at 1:32
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3 Answers
Use a Dictionary(Of String,String)
Dim x() As String = {"bar", "foo"}
Dim dict As New Dictionary(Of String, String)
For Each s In x
dict.Add(s, "your value")
Next
You can read/write the values very easy and fast:
dict("foo") = "another value"
The array-value is the key for the dictionary entry. Every key must be unique.
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Theveloper
So Dictionary is just a more advanced 2D array, I might as well keep my data in a 2D string array...
Tim Schmelter
It's easy to use and has faster read access via key. You don't need to iterate through the whole array to find it.
Use a Dictionary<string, object>
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There is no such thing as the associate array in .net Like what joel suggests, you can use a dictionary
//in c#:
Dictionary<string, string> myDictionary = new Dictionary<string, string>();
myDictionary.Add("bar", "x");
myDictionary.Add("foo", "fooValue");
string barValue = myDictionary["bar"];
