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Keenan Rhode
Keenan Rhode

Reputation: 11

I need to name a class object with a string value from an array

im really new to C# so please excuse my sloppy code

public Kid(string name, int age, string location)
    {
        this.age = age;
        this.name = name;
        this.location = location;
    }
NAL = Console.ReadLine().Split(',');
Console.WriteLine("Name-{0} Age-{1} Location-{2}", NAL);
string name = "Kid" + NAL[0];
Kid [name] = new Kid(NAL[0], Int32.Parse(NAL[1]), NAL[2]);

i need ^ this to work but i dont understand any of the types can some one help explain this to me

Upvotes: 0

Views: 124

Answers (2)

Bradford Dillon
Bradford Dillon

Reputation: 1800

You can't dynamically name objects like you want to in C#. You can however implement something that meets your needs using a Dictionary.

var kids = new Dictionary<string, Kid>()
kids.Add(name, new Kid(NAL[0], int.Parse(NAL[1]), NAL[2]);

You can then access the Kid named Sam by doing

kids["KidSam"]

This gives you access to what are essentially named Kid objects without the need to name every object.

Upvotes: 1

benPearce
benPearce

Reputation: 38333

All you need to change is the "Kid" collection.

Dictionary<string, Kid> Kids = new Dictionary<string, Kid>();
Kids[name] = new Kid(NAL[0], Int32.Parse(NAL[1]), NAL[2]);

Using the Dictionary you can retrieve by name, adding an entry with the same name will overwrite the previous entry.

Upvotes: 2

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