Change string to variable

[undefined]

Hey guys.

İ have a question.

How to change string to variable? What is the this method?

Thanks to all...

[MIKI785]

String to variable? What the hell? String is a type of variable.

[undefined]

I think you dont understand me.

For example:

Change "pers" to pers

[Mr.Aleks]

pers = "pers" 

[darhal]

Noway u can't do this ever there is noway

[undefined]

pers = "pers" 

Oh, no!

e.g

--Client 
function testFunc() 
    triggerServerEvent("testTrigger", localPlayer, "pers") 
end 
  
--Server 
local testTable = { 
    pers = {"test1","test2"} 
} 
addEvent("testTrigger", true) 
addEventHandler("testTrigger", getRootElement(), function(test) 
outputChatBox("The table say: "..(testTable.test[#testTable.test])..".") -- I want to get testTable.pers but it's get testTable."pers" 
end 

How to change "pers" to pers...

[Mr.Aleks]

Do you want to get "test" from the table and then use it inside the outputChatBox?

I don't understand what you wanna get

[undefined]

Do you want to get "test" from the table and then use it inside the outputChatBox?

I don't understand what you wanna get

addEvent("testTrigger", true) 
addEventHandler("testTrigger", getRootElement(), function(test) 
end) 

So test arguement is string. How to remove string?

[darhal]

U cant change string to variable

[Mr.Aleks]

If test is a string, try using testTable[test]

[undefined]

If test is a string, try using testTable[test]

But i need remove the string.

U cant change string to variable

So what is the loadstring?

[Et-win]

...He wants to set a STRING to a VARIABLE. So

"string" 

Has to become

string 

So you can use it for

string = stuff 

But as far as I know, not possible.

[darhal]

I understand him thats why i said thats impossible

[AboShanab]

try it

loadstring ( "return paris" ) (   ) 

[AboShanab]

I know, not possible.

[Et-win]

And what's so funny about it?

[undefined]

try it

loadstring ( "return paris" ) (   ) 

Im try it but i cant make this. Can you give me example on the table?

[arezu]

If test is a string, try using testTable[test]

But i need remove the string.

Like Mr.Aleks said, use testTable[test]

That will give you the table which holds "test1" and "test2". testTable[test] is the same as testTable.pers if test is a string that is equal to "pers", just like testTable["pers"] is the same as testTable.pers

[IIYAMA]

tables can replace every variable in your whole code if you want.

  
myScript = { 
["variableName"] = "IIYAMA", 
["variableWhut"] = 345763645984366, 
["thisFunction"]= function () outputChatBox("thisFunction") end, 
["thatFunction"]= function () outputChatBox("thatFunction")  end  
}  
  
outputChatBox(myScript["variableName"]) 
  
outputChatBox(myScript["variableWhut"]) 
  
myScript["thisFunction"]() 
  
myScript["thatFunction"]() 

as arezu said you can also use the: .

outputChatBox(myScript.variableName) 
myScript.thisFunction() 
  

and this is how you clear them:

myScript["thisFunction"] = nil 
myScript.thisFunction = nil 

I prefer the ["name"], because in my opinion it is clearer and you will have the benefit that you can put every kind of data between the [ ]. Which can make your code more dynamic.

When you use the . you can only access with strings.

[Saml1er]

try it

loadstring ( "return paris" ) (   ) 

if you don't know about environments then it's better not to use loadstring because you can't nil the variable just like that, you need to change environment using

setmetatable 

and you don't even need to use loadstring for this + lua.org suggests that you should use pcall.

local var = loadstring ("print(1)") 
pcall (var) 
  

[botder]

If test is a string, try using testTable[test]

But i need remove the string.

What do you mean with remove the string?

testTable[test][1] = nil 
testTable[test] = nil 

[Et-win]

I know, not possible.

I see that you don't answer anymore. Next time if you can't even explain yourself, then be silent.

[DakiLLa]

If I'm not wrong, you can access any variable from _G table:

_G[ "my_var_name_goes_here" ] 

[DeVo]

You can use tables ..

[IIYAMA]

Why don't we wait for AbaZaSiRiN00 to reply.

All those double posts lead to nothing.