Create Object named by String

Question

Is it possible to create a method that can create objects named by String?

private static int a = 0;
public static void CreateNew() {
    Object ("number" + a) = new Object();
    a++;
}

If you know, how would I do it?

What are you using this for? Is it something that you could just achieve by having a hashmap holding the objects that are have the string as their key? — Mike
– Mike, Commented Mar 28, 2013 at 1:42

Sunil · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-28 02:11:33Z

1

It makes more sense to use a java.util.Map / HashMap in this case.

Map<String,String> strMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
strMap.put("number" + a, "value_for_this_string");

Java is a compiled language and not an interpreted language like the scripting languages where you can do something like this straightforward.

answered Mar 28, 2013 at 2:11

Sunil

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