How would I take a variable from a string and reassign its value?

Asked May 28 '14 at 14:01

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If I have string={a,b,c}, where a=1, b=2, and c=3, how would I reassign a value to variable "a" without directly typing a = _? If I type string[[1]], the out put is "1". How would I generate the letter "a" instead?

asked May 28 '14 at 14:01

Kaisey

You'd need to "quote" the symbol names in some way, e.g. by storing them as Hold[a,b,c] instead of {a,b,c}. – Szabolcs May 28 '14 at 14:15
If you want to display the letter a you can use SymbolName. – C. E. May 28 '14 at 15:48
Try this: list = {"a", "b", "c"};Evaluate[ToExpression[list]] = {1, 2, 3}; – Basheer Algohi May 28 '14 at 19:45

How would I take a variable from a string and reassign its value?

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