strtov

strtov(str)

:: Convert a string str into an indeterminate.

return

intederminate

str

string which is valid to constitute an indeterminate.

• Convert a string that is valid for an indeterminate into an indeterminate which have str as its print name.
• The valid string for an indeterminate is such a string that begins with a small alphabetical letter possibly followed by any string composed of alphabetical letters, digits or a symbol `_'.
• Use the command to create indeterminates dynamically in programs.

[0] A="afo";
afo
[1] for (I=0;I<3;I++) {B=strtov(A+rtostr(I)); print([B,type(B)]);}
[afo0,2]
[afo1,2]
[afo2,2]

References

section rtostr, section type, section uc.

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