beu5mi's variable generator

beu5mi

-- Use this function to perform your initial setup


function setup()
    clearLocalData()
    
    alphabet = {"a","b","c","d","e","f","g","h","i","j","k","l","m","n","o","p","q","r","s","t","u","v","w","x","y","z"}
    
    iparameter("choose_a_letter_by_its_number",1,26,5)
    iparameter("how_many", 1, 20, 7)
    iparameter("value_of_how_many", 1, 200)
    
    surrogate_string = alphabet[choose_a_letter_by_its_number]..how_many
    print("new variable! "..surrogate_string)
    saveLocalData(surrogate_string, value_of_how_many)
    surrogate_string2 = readLocalData(surrogate_string)
    print("with its own new value! "..surrogate_string2)
    print("together now "..surrogate_string.." = "..surrogate_string2)
    
end




-- This function gets called once every frame
function draw()
    -- This sets a dark background color 
    background(40, 40, 50)

    -- This sets the line thickness
    strokeWidth(5)
end
function touched(touch)
     
        clearParameters()
    iparameter("choose_a_letter_by_its_number",1,26,choose_a_letter_by_its_number)    
    iparameter("how_many", 1, 20, how_many)
    iparameter("value_of_how_many", 1, 200)

    surrogate_string = alphabet[choose_a_letter_by_its_number]..how_many
    print("new variable! "..surrogate_string)
    saveLocalData(surrogate_string, value_of_how_many)
    surrogate_string2 = readLocalData(surrogate_string)
    
    print("with its own new value! "..surrogate_string2)
    print("together now "..surrogate_string.." = "..surrogate_string2)
    
end
Description = "Completely parameterized variables"
Author = "beu5mi"
saveProjectInfo("Description", Description)
saveProjectInfo("Author",Author)
print(Description.." by "..Author)

beu5mi

Here's a slightly nicer version of it that can alter a variable in use

-- Use this function to perform your initial setup


function setup()
    clearLocalData()
    
    alphabet = {"a","b","c","d","e","f","g","h","i","j","k","l","m","n","o","p","q","r","s","t","u","v","w","x","y","z"}
    
    iparameter("choose_a_letter_by_its_number",1,26,5)
    iparameter("how_many", 1, 20, 7)
    iparameter("value_of_how_many", 1, 200)
    clearOutput()
    surrogate_string = alphabet[choose_a_letter_by_its_number]..how_many
    print("new variable! "..surrogate_string)
    saveLocalData(surrogate_string, value_of_how_many)
    surrogate_string2 = readLocalData(surrogate_string)
    print("with its own new value! "..surrogate_string2)
    print("together now "..surrogate_string.." = "..surrogate_string2)
    
end




-- This function gets called once every frame
function draw()
    -- This sets a dark background color 
    background(40, 40, 50)

    -- This sets the line thickness
    
    if surrogate_string == "x1" then
    clearOutput()
    x1 = surrogate_string2
    print("hijacked!")
    
    elseif surrogate_string == "y1" then
       y1 = surrogate_string2
    clearOutput()
    print("hijacked!") 
    end
    
    if x1 == nil then 
    x1 = 100
    elseif x1 > 100  or x1 < 100 then
    
    print("youve changed x!"..x1)
    end
    if y1 == nil then 
    y1 = 50
    elseif y1 ~= 50 then
        
    print("youve changed y!")
    end
local fs = alphabet[choose_a_letter_by_its_number]..how_many.." = "..value_of_how_many
fill(255)
font("ArialMT")
text("Tap here to lock in these values",WIDTH/2,HEIGHT/2 + 130)
    text(fs,WIDTH/2,HEIGHT/2)
    fill(227, 14, 14, 255)
    ellipse(x1,y1,25)
end
function touched(touch)
     
        clearParameters()
    iparameter("choose_a_letter_by_its_number",1,26,choose_a_letter_by_its_number)    
    iparameter("how_many", 1, 20, how_many)
    iparameter("value_of_how_many", 1, 200)
clearOutput()
    surrogate_string = alphabet[choose_a_letter_by_its_number]..how_many
    print("new variable! "..surrogate_string)
    saveLocalData(surrogate_string, value_of_how_many)
    surrogate_string2 = readLocalData(surrogate_string)
    
    print("with its own new value! "..surrogate_string2)
    print("together now "..surrogate_string.." = "..surrogate_string2)
    
end
Description = "Completely parameterized variables"
Author = "beu5mi"
saveProjectInfo("Description", Description)
saveProjectInfo("Author",Author)
print(Description.." by "..Author)

but it had to be specially coded for it to work that way is there any other way I could have coded this?