C++ Access variable value using string representing variable's name
- by Paul Ridgway
Hello everyone,
If the title was not clear, I will try to clarify what I am asking:
Imagine I have a variable called counter, I know I can see its current value by doing something like:
std::cout << counter << std::endl;
However, assume I have lots of variables and I don't know which I'm going to want to look at until runtime.
Does anyone know a way I can fetch the value of a variable by using its name, for example:
std::cout << valueOf("counter") << std::endl;
I feel being able to do this might make debugging large complex projects easier.
Thanks in advance for your time.
PS: Please do not respond with 'Google it', I have, though maybe not with the best query to get the answer I'm looking for...
