Naming objects at runtime.

Question

How can I create objects at runtime giving them names that I read from a table? Thank you for answers!

katana · Answer

I didn't do anything, except bitch at Chornbe. :D

mitchelfn · Answer

Thanks guys.

katana · Answer

Ok.. I mean agree with you.. I just love your 1st reply. Yeah.. The 1st way is I think the only viable way.

chrishornberger · Answer

*cracks knuckles* Ok... 1) you simply can NOT maintain that code over time 2) breaks every known rule of OO design in existence 3) objects contain data and the actions you can perform on said data (according to good OO design) 4) the around-the-bend model you would have to create to even come close to making that work is so inefficient as to make your program a resource hog, slow and just way too fragile. 5) I don't even think you could do that in standard code. I think you would have to end up exporting alot of code to .cs files and doing runtime compilation. 6) c'mon... AccountObj.Name is so hard to use?

katana · Answer

Yeah.. I love that reply.. "uhm... no, it isn't. You might think it is, but believe me, you don't ".. Why don't you explain to the poor boy, why he doesn't want the 2nd approach. Morgan

chrishornberger · Answer

uhm... no, it isn't. You might think it is, but believe me, you don't

mitchelfn · Answer

Actually the second case is the one that I want.

chrishornberger · Answer

yeah, but you want: AccountObj obj = new AccountObj( "SomeNameFromDB" ) not AccountObj BobsGasStation = new AccountObj(); AccountObj JimsPizzaHouse = new AccountObj(); AccountObj WeBeToyz = new AccountObj(); Right? I hope?

mitchelfn · Answer

I have a table with account names. I have an “account” class. At runtime I want to create “account” objects (one object for each account in the table) named with the account names.

chrishornberger · Answer

Kinda vague. You mean you have a table with things like: OleDbCommand or like "Bob"