Indirecte addressing to set a value to an variable using its name expressed as string

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Example of the proposed function: say "TheNewFunction":

Dim Variable1 As Integer
Dim Variable2 As String = "Variable1"
TheNewFunction(Variable2) = 100 would set a value of 100 to the Variable1

Such a function was implemented in the old programming language DBaseIV and in my opinion was very useful to make a code much more compact. It was just: &Variable2. I was looking for such solution in the internet in relation to vb net, and have seen, that also many other people.
Thank You for your efforts to develope the VB Net. I like it.

Best regards,

Krystian
Example of the proposed function: say “TheNewFunction”:

Dim Variable1 As Integer
Dim Variable2 As String = “Variable1”
TheNewFunction(Variable2) = 100 would set a value of 100 to the Variable1

Such a function was implemented in the old programming language DBaseIV and in my opinion was very useful to make a code much more compact. It was just: &Variable2. I was looking for such solution in the internet in relation to vb net, and have seen, that also many other people.
Thank You for your efforts to develope the VB Net. I like it.

Best regards,

Krystian

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Original Comments

Feedback Bot on 4/29/2021, 00:46 AM:

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