opposite of nameof (string of variable name to variable) C#

Question

Say I have a List called this_list. If I make a string that says "this_list", how can I turn that string into the actual variable? It should do the opposite of what nameof would do.

List<string> this_list = new List<string> { "wow","amazing" };
string str = "this_list";
// str to this_list somehow

Why would you want to do that? I can't see how it's useful and I see no way of accomplishing it. — Palle Due, Jan 25 '22 at 09:33
Have a look here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8723960/convert-string-to-variable-name and here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8831273/converting-string-to-variable-name — Legit007, Jan 25 '22 at 09:34
@Palle Due I have a load of string lists and I need to get only a certain one based off a string. — Mr. Anderson, Jan 25 '22 at 09:40

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 25 '22 at 09:33

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If this_list is a local variable (like in your example), you can't. Local variable names are lost during compilation.

If this_list is a field or property, you can use Reflection.

answered Jan 25 '22 at 09:33

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