Mark, I will start doing this. I have a headache just thinking of the last time I had some complex keys and trying to read the code with the afore mentioned quotes and ampersands. Learn something new every day.
Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -----Original Message----- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Mark Waddingham via use-livecode Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 10:51 AM To: How to use LiveCode Cc: Mark Waddingham Subject: Re: generate an Array using value for naming the keys? 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. -- Mark Waddingham ~ m...@livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/ LiveCode: Build Amazing Things _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
