Re: How to convert string to variable name
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg39816] Re: How to convert string to variable name
- From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 02:46:29 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: Universitaet Leipzig
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- Reply-to: kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de
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Hm, what may ToExpression["w"] do ? Generate a symbol w ??? Regards Jens Bob Harris wrote: > > Howdy, > > I'm trying to write a loop that assigns functions to a series of variables > which I'd like to name z, y, x, w, ... and so on. The functions are matrix > operator of a group, which I would use like this, for example: > > state // w // z // w // w > > Clearly I can generate the strings "z", "y", "x", "w" ... in my loop. But > for a given string, how can I assign to the variable whose name is defined > by that string? > > -- > -- Bob Harris =======================================================+ > | If stupidity got us into this mess, how come it can't get us out | > | of it? | > +====================================================================+