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Using a Map was my backup plan. Thanks bpmurray
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Using a Map was my backup plan. Thanks bpmurray

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In some languages you can use a string as an object reference.<br />
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For example, in ActionScript:<br />
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var foo = &quot;bar&quot;;<br />
_global[foo] = &quot;baz&quot;;<br />
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Is the same as saying<br />
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_global.bar = &quot;baz&quot;;<br />
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Is this possible in Java, and if so what's the syntax?<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Matt.
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In some languages you can use a string as an object reference.

For example, in ActionScript:

var foo = "bar";
_global[foo] = "baz";

Is the same as saying

_global.bar = "baz";

Is this possible in Java, and if so what's the syntax?

Thanks,
Matt.

Java object reference from string

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