How do you make a variable from a string?

Question

I want to be able to convert a String into a variable name and then use it to call a variable in another Swift file.

//ViewController.swift
var hireTypes = [\"sc         


        

Answer 1

A better option is to use the string as a key into a dictionary to get the values.

E.g.

static var dataDictionary = [
"school" : [
    "name": "School",
    "warningMessageOne": "Please check system value",
    "warningMessageThree": "May or June",
    "warningMessageTwo": "Check hire fits in with morning and afternoon school runs"
 ],
"council" : [
    "name": "Council",
    "warningMessageOne": "Please check system value",
    "warningMessageThree": "Aug or June",
    "warningMessageTwo": "Check hire fits in with morning and afternoon school runs"
 ],
 .....
]

Then access the data as

var data = FullData.dataDictionary[variableName]