string to variable

[kuwalda]

I have simple question - if I have string value, can I use it as variable?

  
example = { } 
example[settings][1] = "thePlayer" 
example[settings][2] = "root" 
example[settings][3] = "functionX" 
  
if isElementVisibleTo ( marker, example[settings][1] ) then 
  

[xXMADEXx]

No, not like that. Maybe you can try it with the loadstring function.

[kuwalda]

any alternitives to this?

[xXMADEXx]

http://www.gammon.com.au/scripts/doc.php?lua=loadstring

[kuwalda]

Huge thanks to you, it was that I was searching for!

[Cadu12]

_G do.

_G["nameVar"] = 10 
outputChatBox(nameVar) -- outputs 10 

[arezu]

any alternitives to this?

If you can give an example of what exactly you are trying to do, then we can possibly give a better solution.

[kuwalda]

loadstring(raceActive["participate"]) does not work with if ( #loadstring(raceActive["participate"]) - 1 == value ) then

Anyone can think out some alternative for using it here?

[ixjf]

It does not because that's not how it works. loadstring takes a string with Lua code, and all it returns is a function whose body is the code you passed.

As for your issue, I'd rather do it manually than fill your code with ugly hacks.