List of variables? Topic is solved

[Bernd]

Instead of repeatedly writing

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if x in A,b,cD, ...

,
I want to 'source out' static variables to a list

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ValuesForX = A,b,cD, ...

and then just write

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if x in ValuesForX

.

It works in Python, but I cannot get it to work in AutoHotkey...

[mikeyww]

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ValuesForX = A,b,cD
x = cD
If x in %ValuesForX%
 MsgBox, 64, Success, It worked!

Example

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x = ValuesForX
If x in ValuesForX,ValuesForY,ValuesForZ,TheseAreLiteralStringsNotVariables
 MsgBox, 64, Success, It worked!

[Bernd]

Ah, forgot the %%...

But I want to do something with the answer, like

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if x in %list%
{
Send xxx
}
else
{
Send yyy
}
return

I tried it, but it does not work.

Edit: It works if I assign %list% as local variable. Have to study how to do it as global variable...

[mikeyww]

You have to define x and list to make it work. Test in Notepad.

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list = a,b,c
x = a
if x in %list%
{
Send xxx
}
else
{
Send yyy
}

[Bernd]

At the beginning of the program? Because I did ...
But so far it works only if I define the %list% after my Hotkey...

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global list
x =
 
Z::
%list% = A,b,cD
<if x in %list%>
<if x not in %list%>
return

[mikeyww]

You can define variables at the top, or in your hotkey routine. If x is null, then it is not in your list, right?

See the syntax:

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list = a,b,cD

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x = A
list = A,b,cD
 
z::
If x in %list%
 Send xx
Else Send yy
Return

Careful with those % signs!

[Bernd]

Yes, did exactly that, didn't work ...

Oh, found my mistake: did not put the list high enough at the top of the program. Now it works. Thank you so much!

[Bernd]

PS: How would I write "not in %list%"?
I tried

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If x != %list%

but it did not work ...

[mikeyww]

I provided the citation in my earlier post, so I presume that you did not examine it.

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x = A
list = A,b,cD
 
z::
If x not in %list%
 Send xx
Else Send yy
Return

[Bernd]

Ah, I was so focused on "in %list%" that I overlooked it ... thanks!