Question

How can I convert a string to variable in c# or C++?

example (vb6):

dim a as string
dim b as string

b="halo"
a="b"

msgbox a

this should make a output = halo

is this possible?..,

thanks for the replies

Answer 1

Edit:

I first misunderstood your answer, but now I see (thx Gserg) that you wish to find a variable based on the name. In C# you have to do this via reflection. See the following code snippet, and make sure that you have referenced System.Reflection.

MyNamespace.MyClass cls = new MyNamespace.MyClass();
FieldInfo fi = cls.GetType().GetField("FieldName");
string value = (string)(fi.GetValue(null, null));
Console.Out.WriteLine(value);

Here I look up the field “FieldName” in that class and then I return the value of the field

See also the MSDN page for GetField http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.type.getfield(v=vs.71).aspx