Lua: String to name?

Question

is it possible to convert a string into a name of a table entry? just like

string = "test" y = {test = 123} print y.string

So if string is "test" it would print y.test if there is such a entry
Hope you understand my question!
Thanks in advance...

That's actually what the table.name syntax does - it's just a shorthand for table["name"]. — Cubic
– Cubic, Commented Aug 25, 2014 at 17:58

W.B. · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-25 16:26:53Z

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print(y[string])

Be careful with using names such as string for variables, especially globals. You've just overwritten the string table.

answered Aug 25, 2014 at 15:38

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You probably meant print(y[string]).

@PaulKulchenko of course. I was typing from my mobile.