In programming, a dynamic variable is a variable whose address is determined when the program is run. In contrast, a static variable has memory reserved for it at compilation time.
Questions tagged [dynamic-variables]
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Use dynamic variable names in JavaScript
In PHP you can do amazing/horrendous things like this:
$a = 1;
$b = 2;
$c = 3;
$name = 'a';
echo $$name;
// prints 1
Is there any way of doing something like this with Javascript?
E.g. if I have a var name = 'the name of the variable'; can I get a…
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Using braces with dynamic variable names in PHP
I'm trying to use dynamic variable names (I'm not sure what they're actually called) But pretty much like this:
for($i=0; $i<=2; $i++) {
$("file" . $i) = file($filelist[$i]);
}
var_dump($file0);
The return is null which tells me it's not…
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Assigning variables with dynamic names in Java
I'd like to assign a set of variables in java as follows:
int n1,n2,n3;
for(int i=1;i<4;i++)
{
n = 5;
}
How can I achieve this in Java?
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Are Variable Operators Possible?
Is there a way to do something similar to either of the following:
var1 = 10; var2 = 20;
var operator = "<";
console.log(var1 operator var2); // returns true
-- OR --
var1 = 10; var2 = 20;
var operator = "+";
total = var1 operator var2; // total…
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Using the value of a variable as another variables name in Ruby
I'm just starting out in learning Ruby and I've written a program that generates some numbers and assigns them to variables @one, @two, @three etc. The user can then specify a variable to change by inputting it's name (e.g one). I then need to do…
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Replacing Text Inside of Curley Braces JavaScript
I am trying to use JavaScript to dynamically replace content inside of curly braces. Here is an example of my code:
var myString = "This is {name}'s {adjective} {type} in JavaScript! Yes, a {type}!";
var replaceArray = ['name', 'adjective',…
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Is there an easy way to create dynamic variables with Javascript?
I've built a data-driven google map with different icons that get assigned to the map depending on the type of item located. So if I have 5 types of landmark, and each gets a different icon (store, library, hospital, etc.)-- what I'd like to do is…
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Can I create dynamic object names in JavaScript?
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javascript - dynamic variables
Dynamic Javascript variable names
I need to create a number of objects on a page and want to name them sequentially. Is there a way to do this in JavaScript?
for (i=0;i
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Javascript: Server sided dynamic variable names
How would I create dynamic variable names in NodeJS? Some examples say to store in the window variable, but I was assuming that is client-side Javascript. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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JavaScript Dynamic Variable Names
Ok so I want to create variables as a user clicks threw the code every click adds a new variable. I am currently using jquery and javascript I can't do it server side this must be done in the browser.
newCount =…
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value of integral type expected switch with dynamic parameter
Just out of curiosity.
If I have the following Code
public static string Format(dynamic exception)
{
switch (exception.GetType().ToString())
{
case "test":
return "Test2";
}
return null;
}
i get the error "A…
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Struts 2 dynamic variables
I'm trying to create a dynamic variable in Struts2 using set tag
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Dynamic variable in C#?
Is it possible to use a dynamic variable (not sure about naming) in C#?
In PHP, I can do
$var_1 = "2";
$var_2 = "this is variable 2";
$test = ${"var_".$var_1};
echo $test;
output: this is variable 2;
Can we do this in C#?
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Evaluate dynamic variable name in ansible
I have vars where I put something like this:
vars/main.yml
hello_port: 80
world_port: 81
in my ansbile file I load the vars with
vars_files:
- ./vars/main.yml
This is how I initialize m_name:
- name: set_fact
set_fact:
m_name:
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PHP join two variable names
I have a php script that gets a $_POST to decide which array to return. Ex:
$n = $_POST['n']; // 1, 2 or 3
$a1 = array ('something', 'something else', 'another thing');
$a2 = array ('something 2', 'something else 2', 'another thing 2');
$a3 =…
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