Task

Create a variable with a user-defined name.

The variable name should not be written in the program text, but should be taken from the user dynamically.



See also
   Eval in environment is a similar task.


-- varName might contain a string that was entered by a user at runtime
 
-- A new global variable with a user-defined name can be created at runtime like this:
(the globals)[varName] = 23 -- or (the globals).setProp(varName, 23)
 
-- An new instance variable (object property) with a user-defined name can be created at runtime like this:
obj[varName] = 23 -- or obj.setProp(varName, 23)