Naming array index

[mattscotney]

Hi all,

Is there any way to name the array index?

example:

dim myArray(3)

myArray(0 := a)
myArray(1 := b)
myArray(2 := c)
myArray(3 := d)

Then to assign elements using the created index:

myArray(a) = "apples"
myArray(b) = "bananas"
myArray(c) = "cherries"
myArray(d) = "pears"

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Matt Scotney

 

[Jooky68]

you can use enumerated types....

public enum indexes '(whatever you want to name it)
a=0 'will be 0
b '1
c '2
d 'and so on
end enum


than you can just you the a,b,c,d,etc as your index....
enjoy

 

[mattscotney]

Thanks Jooky,

Will that work if I want to use 2D or 3D arrays and require completly different index's for each?

example:
dim myArray(x, y)
Different indexes for both x and y.
x index may be name, color, weight, length.
y index may be dog, cat, mouse.

Thanks again.

 

[TonyJollans]

Hi mattscotney,

All that the enumeration is doing for you is defining names you can use instead of numbers; you can use them anywhere in place of those numbers - their scope is not limited to your array. You could equally well (and perhaps more obviously) have coded ..

Const a as integer = 0
Const b as integer = 1
Const c as integer = 2
Const d as integer = 3
etc.

I don't think there is any way of doing what (I think) you want which is to have names you can use as indices in your array but which have no meaning in any other context.

Enjoy,
Tony

 

[mattscotney]

Yes Tony,

I am after a way to have names I can use as the indices in an array. Anyone know how?

Thanks.