CODEWITHSUNDEEP
java
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Reputation: 695

Set custom variables from method

I have some String variables:

private String cur, last, avg, vol, shop;

I have method which accept String and gives me some result:

public void SomeMethod(String somestring)
{
    //Here some action with `string`
    System.out.print(result)
}

So i want to put result into one of String variables, but this variable must be named as value of somestring in my method. Some method which compare somestring with existent variables names. Is such a thing even possible?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 124

Answers (1)

christopher
christopher

Reputation: 27356

You're talking about variable variable name. They're a native feature in PHP, but not in Java, however you can achieve similar functionality using a HashMap, or using Reflection. I'm going to show you the HashMap option, because frankly Reflection is the work of Satan.

Example

Now the way to implement this is like this:

public void someMethod(String name, String value)
{
    values.put(name, value);
}

And you can retrieve them with

public void getValue(String name)
{
    return values.get(name);
}

I won't write the code for you, because it's a simple transformation to get this to work in your use case.

A hint because I'm feeling nice

You can replace all of your String variables with a Map implementation. Then simply add the values to the Map, as and when the need arises.

Upvotes: 1

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