variable name using a for

[Peter Otten]

Alex wrote:

> Thank you very much for the reply!
> 
> In fact I created a list in a variable and I have to create x numbers of
> butons, depending on how many values there's in the list.
> 
> so in my code:
> for x in range(nbSujets):
>   self.button1 = xbmcgui.ControlButton(50, 100, 40, 30, "B"+str(x) )
>   self.addControl(self.button1)
> 

You have several options:

(1)
for x in range(nbSujets):
    button = xbmcgui.ControlButton(...)
    self.addControl(button)

I don't know that particular gui, but access to the button should be
possible by something like self.getControl(buttonname) or
self.controls[buttonindex] - just look it up in the docs.

(2)
self.buttons = []
for x in range(nbSujets):
    button = xbmcgui.ControlButton(...)
    self.addControl(button)
    self.buttons.append(button)

Refer to the button later as self.buttons[buttonindex]

(3)
for x in range(nbSujets):
    button = xbmcgui.ControlButton(...)
    self.addControl(button)
    setattr(self, "button" + str(x), button)

Refer to the button later as self.button0, self.button1, ...


> But in fact I need self.buttonX as I need different actions on each
> button. And the dictionnary here doesn't help I think...

Perhaps you can find a way to connect buttons and actions directly in the
for loop and need not refer to them later at all?

(4)
for x, action in enumerate([self.killMonster, self.saveTheWorld]):
   button = xbmcgui.ControlButton(...)
   button.onClick = action # speculating again here
   self.addControl(button)

killMonster() and saveTheWorld() are the methods that shall be triggered
when the associated button is pressed.

Incidentally, the last one is my personal favourite.
        
Peter