Declaring multiple variables in a single statement?

Question

Hello,

Is it possible to declare multiple variables in a single statement? I was toying with a for loop:

 for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
            {
                int ("Variable" + i.ToString()) = i;
            }

which is not an allowed syntax. In this case all the result would be:

Variable0 = 0;

Variable1 = 1;

.....

Variable9=9;

I want to apply this idea to more complex code, and I'll be able to figure out how to do it if I can get through this simple example.

Thanks

Note: In my application the number of variables that will need to be declared depends on an earlier input, so I want to be able to declare variables and assign a value to them in the same code section.

Answer 1

This is what arrays are for...
Use List<> class (from System.Collection.Generic namespace) to declare a list of integers (or whatever other class you need).
You can either set the number of items in the constructor of the List<> class or simply add item by item using the .Add() method.

hth,
Lior.

Answer 2

Hi Jackson,

I think what you need is a collection which can store integers with names. The generic class Dictionary<T> can meet your needs. This is a code snippet:

    private Dictionary<string, int> ints = new Dictionary<string, int>();
    private void Initialize()
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
        {
            //Add the integer to the dictionary, 
            //"Variable" + i.ToString() is the name, 
            //i is the value
            ints["Variable" + i.ToString()] = i;
        }
    }
    //Get the int with a name parameter.
    private int GetInt(string name)
    {
        return ints[name];
    }

You can get more about Dictionary<T> from:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xfhwa508.aspx

Let me know if this does not help.
Aland Li

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