Displaying A Variable

[greenmachine]

But Val, isn't that pointless? You're overwriting what's in the variable with the variable name (wow that's a dumb idea) so you can display the variable... if you're going to do that why even have a variable? Why not just use a string?

[Valuater]

But Val, isn't that pointless? You're overwriting what's in the variable with the variable name (wow that's a dumb idea) so you can display the variable... if you're going to do that why even have a variable? Why not just use a string?

I totally agree green.... it was "Pointless"

( so is the whole thread to me )

8)

[greenmachine]

I totally agree green.... it was "Pointless"

( so is the whole thread to me )

8)

And yet we're still posting stupid ideas, while he's offline. Won't he be happy when he gets back to this thread.

[Infinitex0]

Couldn't you just define your variable with another variable?

[Valuater]

And yet we're still posting stupid ideas, while he's offline. Won't he be happy when he gets back to this thread.

nopper... he sure won't

he didn't reply to our first posts... ( as if they worked )

he probably wont even look here now

8)

Edited April 6, 2006 by Valuater

[cppman]

whoa whoa.. calm down peoples. lol

i just wanted to know if you can do that. or if their is a way.

[MHz]

Here is a simple way to get the variable name. Needs to be uncompiled.

Global $test

$result = _GetVarName($test, @ScriptLineNumber)
MsgBox(0, '', $result)

Func _GetVarName($var, $linenumber)
    If Not @Compiled Then
        $line = FileReadLine(@ScriptFullPath, $linenumber)
        $regex = StringRegExpReplace($line, '.*(_GetVarName.)', '')
        $regex = StringRegExpReplace($regex, ', @ScriptLineNumber.*', '')
        Return $regex
    EndIf
EndFunc

though, to make use of it, then you are preseting the function call literally.

Edited April 6, 2006 by MHz

[cppman]

thanks.

[gamerman2360]

Here is a simple way to get the variable name. Needs to be uncompiled.

Global $test

$result = _GetVarName($test, @ScriptLineNumber)
MsgBox(0, '', $result)

Func _GetVarName($var, $linenumber)
    If Not @Compiled Then
        $line = FileReadLine(@ScriptFullPath, $linenumber)
        $regex = StringRegExpReplace($line, '.*(_GetVarName.)', '')
        $regex = StringRegExpReplace($regex, ', @ScriptLineNumber.*', '')
        Return $regex
    EndIf
EndFunc

though, to make use of it, then you are preseting the function call literally.

But if you call it twice on one line it gets the second one twice, which is why I used vars to mark how many times it has been called per line. Edited April 6, 2006 by gamerman2360