change variable name

[CaptainSparky]

is there a way to change a variable's name but not the data? Fir example

$var = 0

varchangevarname($var,newvarname)

[CarlD]

Just reassign the var's data to newvar, and optionally zero out the old var:

[Local] $newvar = $var, $var = ""

Am I missing something?

[Malkey]

Just reassign the var's data to newvar, and optionally zero out the old var:

 

[Local] $newvar = $var, $var = ""

Am I missing something?

​The use of square brackets in the AutoIt help file normally indicate optional use.

With multiple variable declarations on the same line, then using a Local, Global,  Dim, Const, or Enum  is not optional.

A working example.

Local $var = "contents"
Local $newvar = $var, $var = "new" ; or $var = "" to clear variable

ConsoleWrite("$newvar = " & $newvar & @LF)
ConsoleWrite("$var = " & $var & @LF)

 

[CarlD]

Thanks for the clarification.

[water]

Why would you want to change the name of a variable at all? It's just a name.

[CaptainSparky]

my script checks ini if ini value exists then add count + 1 until it does not exist but whit each count it saves value to a non existant variable which after the name of the variable there will be the count of the current count but i didnt know how, for example

chngvarname(var,var+count) guys thank you so much for being such a great community

[Jos]

Looks like you need to implementing this with an Array Variable.

Jos

[water]

Or - when using the latest beta - with the new table data type.

[CaptainSparky]

thank you friend

[Gianni]

... also have a look to the Assign() function

[CaptainSparky]

HELP!: didn't work... what I'm trying to do is this:

func count()

$counter += 1

$varname & $counter = "bla bla"

count()

 

so it creates a new var, any ideas?

[jchd]

Possible, as explained in the post just above your last one (which you don't seem to have bothered reading), but silly at any rate. Use an array instead (again).

"didn't work..." what are you talking about?

[CaptainSparky]

I cant use arrays because I need to put strings, arrays support only this array[#]

[jchd]

Indices of arrays are positive integers but aray elements can hold any datatype, so can hold your "bla bla". So what exactly "didn't work" ?

[CaptainSparky]

I got it thank you so much!