Using string as a name of a variable

Question

Is it possible to use a string as a name of a variable? For Example..
I declared x as a private double

 Private TextBox1Store,TextBox2Store,TextBox3Store A         


        

Answer 1

Can you use a Dictionary(Of String, Double)?

Private values As New Dictionary(Of String, Double)

Private Sub TextBox1_TextChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles TextBox1.TextChanged
    setValue(sender)
End Sub

Private Sub setValue(sender As Object)
    Dim tb As TextBox = CType(sender, TextBox)
    Dim tbName As String = tb.Name & "Strore"
    If Not values.ContainsKey(tbName) Then
        values.Add(tbName, tb.Text)
    Else
        values(tbName) = tb.Text
    End If
End Sub

Private Function getValue(sender As Object) As Double
    Dim tbName As String = CType(sender, TextBox).Name & "Strore"
    If Not values.ContainsKey(tbName) Then
        Return Double.NaN
    Else
        Return values(tbName)
    End If
End Function

Answer 2

Just do this:

Dim tb As TextBox = CType(sender, TextBox)
Me.Controls(tb.Name & "Store") = mqtyCalc(CInt(someVariable.Text), CInt(Label1.Text))

I strongly suggest you a couple of things. First, enable Option Strict On in you project properties, as it will improve your programming practices. And, as you can see in my code, concatenate strings with & instead of + in VB.NET.

Answer 3

I would like to share the code that I am using. Hope this helps future viewers of this question.

Dim tb As TextBox = sender
Dim tempObjNm As String
tempObjNm =    tb.Name + "Strore"
Me.GetType.GetField(tempObjNm).SetValue(Me, CType(mqtyCalc(someVariable.Text, Label1.Text), Double))