Is it possible to reference a variable with a string and an int, like this:
int number1;
int j = 1;
@\"number%i\", j = 3; //Hope this makes sense..
The code above gives me warnings and does not work, how could this be done.
I also tried this, but it doesnt work (for quite obvious reasons):
int j = 1;
NSString *refString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@\"number%i\", j];
refString = 3;
Im really struggling with this, I know how to do it in Javascript, but not in Obj-C, is it possible?
This is an anti-pattern I call the Poor Man\'s Array. The better way to do this is to use a proper collection like an array instead of a bunch of variables that are secretly related. Done right, the code with an array will usually be a lot shorter and cleaner too.
From what I can infer you are trying to set/retrieve different variables based on the value of j
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You could use a dictionary for this purpose:
NSMutableDictionary *numbers = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
int j = 1;
[numbers setObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:3] forKey:[NSNumber numberWithInt:j]];
And then to retrieve:
[[numbers objectForKey:[NSNumber numberWithInt:j]] intValue];
It\'s a bit verbose, but you could simplify it by creating a small class.