get reference to a text object with the name of object

[bcarey]

In Visual Studio 2010 C++
I have a series of existing text objects
The text properties names are
item1_lbl,
item2_lbl,
item3_lbl,
….
Based on a selection I want to change an object. I generate the name of the object I want to change in a string so from this string is there a way to get a pointer to the correct text object that is same name?

[weaknessforcats]

There are no names at run time. No class names, no variable names. All of it has been converted by the compiler to binary code.

If you have 3 objects and you want to alter one of them, then you need a pointer to each object and to make your change using the correct pointer. That is, you code using addresses rather then names.

[bcarey]

Thanks for your reply weaknessforcats,
I actually have about 54 groups each have three text items that need to be changed based on a selection. I was trying to create one callback/method to handle all of them. Since each group has a XXX_Tst1, XXX_Tst2, XXX_Tst3 text items where XXX is arg1 I pass in and I set the three items to the same agr2 string that is passed in. I can create the names of the items just wanted to see if I could avoid having to map them.

[weaknessforcats]

Maybe I misunderstand but let's see if this is anywhere close:

Fact: there are 54 groups
Fact: each member of the 54 groups has the same three data elements.

So that would mean you have a polymorphic hierarchy where the base class is:

class Group
{
   public:
      void ChangeTst1( int arg);
      void ChangeTst2( int arg);
      void ChangeTst3( int arg);
   private:
      int tst1;
      int tst2;
      int tst3;
};
 

Then you declare a type of the Group:

class Blue : public Group
{
    stuff unique to the Blue group..
};

Then you declare a member of the group:

class Violet : public Blue
{
    stuff unique to Violet...
};

Now you create a Violet object and modify it:

Group* ptr = new Violet;
        ptr->ChangeTst1(32);  //changes tst1 in the Violet object

Is this close to what you need? I have omitted some details.