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In the past I have read about the fact that some programmers use a variable to hold two or more variables (instead holding a mere value or an array). There might also be cases when programmers use...
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Derek Elkins
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2021-07-31T05:19:44Z (over 2 years ago)
"compound variable" is not a common term nor worth a tag
Why storing variables inside a variable?
In the past I have read about the fact that some programmers use a variable to hold two or more variables (instead holding a mere value or an array).<br> There might also be cases when programmers use a variable to hold just one other variable. What could be a good typical simple example for the need in this practice in programming in general? What is a typical problem to solve with this?
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- In the past I have read about the fact that some programmers use a variable to hold two or more variables (instead holding a mere value or an array).<br>
There might also be cases when programmers use a variable to hold just one other variable.<br>Either way (holding two or more, or just one), I understand that the common name for this practice is _compound variable_.What could be a good typical simple example for the need in compound variables in programming in general? What is a typical problem to solve with this?
- In the past I have read about the fact that some programmers use a variable to hold two or more variables (instead holding a mere value or an array).<br>
- There might also be cases when programmers use a variable to hold just one other variable.
- What could be a good typical simple example for the need in this practice in programming in general? What is a typical problem to solve with this?
#3: Post edited
- In the past I have read about the fact that some programmers use a variable to hold two or more variables (instead holding a mere value or an array).<br>
- There might also be cases when programmers use a variable to hold just one other variable.<br>
- Either way (holding two or more, or just one), I understand that the common name for this practice is _compound variable_.
What could be a good typical simple example for the need in compound variables in programming in general? What design pattern could be a good example?
- In the past I have read about the fact that some programmers use a variable to hold two or more variables (instead holding a mere value or an array).<br>
- There might also be cases when programmers use a variable to hold just one other variable.<br>
- Either way (holding two or more, or just one), I understand that the common name for this practice is _compound variable_.
- What could be a good typical simple example for the need in compound variables in programming in general? What is a typical problem to solve with this?
#2: Post edited
In the past I have read about the fact that some programmers use a variable to hold two or more variables (instead holding a mere value or an array of two or more values).<br>- There might also be cases when programmers use a variable to hold just one other variable.<br>
- Either way (holding two or more, or just one), I understand that the common name for this practice is _compound variable_.
- What could be a good typical simple example for the need in compound variables in programming in general? What design pattern could be a good example?
- In the past I have read about the fact that some programmers use a variable to hold two or more variables (instead holding a mere value or an array).<br>
- There might also be cases when programmers use a variable to hold just one other variable.<br>
- Either way (holding two or more, or just one), I understand that the common name for this practice is _compound variable_.
- What could be a good typical simple example for the need in compound variables in programming in general? What design pattern could be a good example?
#1: Initial revision
Why storing variables inside a variable?
In the past I have read about the fact that some programmers use a variable to hold two or more variables (instead holding a mere value or an array of two or more values).<br> There might also be cases when programmers use a variable to hold just one other variable.<br> Either way (holding two or more, or just one), I understand that the common name for this practice is _compound variable_. What could be a good typical simple example for the need in compound variables in programming in general? What design pattern could be a good example?