Re: create string with name of variable

[Pantxo]

LucaLuca wrote
> Example:
> 
> global SystemUnique;
> 
> functionPrintVariable(SystemUnique);
> 
> 
> function functionPrintVariable(var)
> 
>      print(name of SystemUnique)  
> 
> 
> endfunction
> 
>>> "SystemUnique"
> 
> how can i do it?
> 
> thank
> 
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See "help inputname". The following function should do the trick

function disp_var_name (var)
  disp (inputname (1))
endfunction

a = 2;
disp_var_name (a)

Is it what you want?

Pantxo



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