generate an Array using value for naming the keys?

matthias_livecode_150811 at m-r-d.de matthias_livecode_150811 at m-r-d.de
Thu May 11 11:27:28 EDT 2023


Thanks for this also. I will keep that in mind, but for now i will use the & syntax.

Format() is also a function i often struggle with. ;)

> Am 11.05.2023 um 16:51 schrieb Mark Waddingham via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> 
> On 2023-05-11 15:47, matthias rebbe via use-livecode wrote:
>> Mark, thank you very much!
>> i didn't know or remember that the key name of an array can be created directly using strings and variables
>> Maybe i even did that in the past, but could not remember anymore. I really thought i have solved it that time with value()  :)
> 
> No problem - of course, I used & in my example - but when I'm doing stuff like that I tend to use format:
> 
> put tFoo[format("wp_%s_%s", tMiddlePart, tSuffix)] into tMiddlePartSuffixValue
> 
> It does the same job, but I find it more readable (as the structure of the string can be seen immediately without having to wade through quotes and ampersands :)
> 
> Warmest Regards,
> 
> Mark.
> 
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