Re: [Csnd-dev] convert string to variable name

It’s possible to create a new variable but you need to recompile the code.
> On 10 Aug 2025, at 10:20, joachim heintz <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> is it possible to convert a string to a variable name in csound 7?
> use case:
> 
> // having two string variable names
> arr_1:i[] = [1,2,3]
> arr_2:i[] = [4,5,6]
> // s will be either "arr_1" or "arr_2"
> s:S = sprintf("arr_%d",int(random:i(1,2.9999)))
> // the (not existing) opcode str2var would convert to the variable name
> myvar = str2var(s)
> // so now i can use myvar
> print(myvar[0])
> 
> or something like python's eval() in csound?
> 
> (i tried the existing opcode evalstr but could not get to what i need.)
> 
> thanks -
> joachim