How do I name instances in C# automatically?

Question

I'm new here, so please forgive me if this question is stupid. But let me say I couldn't find anything on it.

Whenever you start a new instance, you go:

Word word1 = new Word(link, 24);

But say, how would I name instances automatically? If a method automatically creates new instances, how can it automatically pick a unique name for the instance, for example, word2, word3, word4, etc.

Thank in advance!

Answer 1

It sounds like you are looking for a "list" of instances. In which case, use a List:

List<Word> words = new List<Word>();
words.Add(new Word(link, 24));

As others have commented, if you need to look up the "variable" by name, a dictionary would work, too:

Dictionary<string, Word> words = new Dictionary<string, Word>();
words.Add("word1", new Word(link, 24));

then you can reference it by that string:

if (words.ContainsKey("word1")) {
  Word useWord = words["word1"];

or reference the class directly:

words["word1"].SomeProperty...