Multiple Variables

Question

Is there a way to give a value to multiple variables (integers in this case), instead of all at once?

For instance, I have Dim aceVal, twoVal, threeVal, fourVa

Answer 1

You could use an array/dictionary like so:

Dictionary myValues = new Dictionary();

myValues.Add("FirstVal", 1);
myValues.Add("SecondVal", -1);
myValues.Add("ThirdVal", 1);

You could then write a simple function:

public updateMyValues(string[] myKeys, int myValue)
{
     foreach (string s in myKeys)
        {
            myValues[s] = myValue;
        }
}

And finally when your list box changes you could just call the function to update the variables you want like so:

upDateMyValues({"FirstVal", "ThirdVal"}, -1);

Hope this helps.

*Edit: I know it's in C#, but it's easily portable to VB.