How do I call a variable using a string but return the number of that variable?

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  • GlobalVariable called CurrentGroup:A

    Other Global Variables associated with CurrentGroup variable.

    A1:8

    A2:120

    A3:275

    B1:5

    B2:160

    B3:210

    C1:3

    C2:155

    C3:265

    And so on....

    I have a variable that identifies the current group, called CurrentGroup. This variable and the other variables change depending on the users. It could say B or C or D or so on.

    Each group has measuring variables. So (A or B or C)1 measure the same thing, 2 measures the same thing and so on. Because each group is different they return different numbers (as shown above).

    I started with

    Set GlobalVariable to CurrentGroup & 3. This returns A3 in a string.

    But I need it to return the number. In this case, it is 275 (which is A3 number).

    Is this possible?

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  • You can use another variable and set that based on the string I guess

  • You can also use Arrays in this situation. They're global objects anyway, so you can consider they contain all your Global Variables and simply call array.at() to retrieve them.

  • This seems to be a case for using dictionaries... You should look it up and consider the possibility.

    Arrays, like Sam Dimanche mentioned, would work too.

    Hope this helps...

    Cheers!

  • I will give each a try. Thanks for the suggestions!

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