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Convert a list of symbols with value as a local variable.

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I have given with a list of symbols with a value. What I want is to be able to call/use the symbol as a variable. What function do I need to convert a given list as a variable? Also these variables are local only to the given user function.

procedure(myFunc()

myList = list( list('varA 1.0) list('varB 2.0) list('varC 4.0))

; what function do I need to convert the given list as a variable?

;; also these variables are local only inside this function.

varC=varA + varB   ;; varC having value of 3.0

println(varA + varB)  ;; expected output is 3.0

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  • Thanks Andrew for the reply. Here's the situation to better explain why I'm doing this way.

    I have external SKILL file that contains design rules, which happen to be my myList.

    ex. list(list('m1space 0.02) list('m1width 0.3))

    Then I have code that get/uses these rules. There shouldn't be any problem if I make it as a global variable where coder can call the rules directly but using global is too dangerous. So what I need is another function that convert my given list into a variable and are local only inside a function.

    I created a function that uses association list like dRule('m1Space) but I want to improve it by just calling m1Space. 

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  • Thanks Andrew for the reply. Here's the situation to better explain why I'm doing this way.

    I have external SKILL file that contains design rules, which happen to be my myList.

    ex. list(list('m1space 0.02) list('m1width 0.3))

    Then I have code that get/uses these rules. There shouldn't be any problem if I make it as a global variable where coder can call the rules directly but using global is too dangerous. So what I need is another function that convert my given list into a variable and are local only inside a function.

    I created a function that uses association list like dRule('m1Space) but I want to improve it by just calling m1Space. 

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