st: MATA: Dynamic Variable Names in MATA

[Nicholas Harrigan <nicholas.harrigan@nuffield.ox.ac.uk>]

Hi,

Is there anyway of dynamically generating variable names in MATA?

For example, I would like to be able to write something like this:

count = 10
for(x=1; x<=count; x++) {
y = strofreal(x)
hello_`y' = x*10
}

and is this way generate 10 variables named hello_1, hello_2, ... hello_10.

I know that the STATA local ` ' syntax doesn't work in MATA, but it 
would be very very helpful to me to be able to be able to dynamically 
generate variables in MATA.

If there isn't anyway of dynamically generating variables in MATA, are 
there any work arounds you suggest?

Thanks and best wishes
Nick

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Nicholas Harrigan
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