Re: Template::Toolkit: better way to generate variable names?

Did you try this?

[%
    foo_1 = 'value1'
    foo_2 = 'value2'
    foo_3 = 'value3'
    foo_4 = 'value4'
    foo_5 = 'value5'
%]
[% FOREACH n = [ 1 .. 5 ] %]
    [% 'foo_' _ n %] is [% ${ "foo_$n" } %]
[% END %]
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~~Anyway, apply here the usual arguments against variable variable names. Use a hash or an array, if you can.~~

Update: I misread the question. See geektron's reply.

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Re: Re: Template::Toolkit: better way to generate variable names? by geektron (Curate) on Aug 06, 2003 at 13:01 UTC
i really don't need a hash or array in this case. if it were straight perl, i would have done: `foreach my $counterVar ( 1 .. 5 ) { $foo = "string" . $counterVar; }` [download] the issue was with the TT meta-language, really. it can get a bit odd... what i do need out of the suggestion is: `[% SET FOO = 'string' _$n %]` [download] -- i do need to double-check the underscore location ... -- after reading the previous reply, the connection between TT's meta-language and 'core perl' kicked in.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Re: Template::Toolkit: better way to generate variable names? by geektron (Curate) on Aug 07, 2003 at 20:04 UTC
`[% 'foo_' _ n %]` this is exactly what i needed. many thanks.	[reply] [d/l]