Re: Obtaining type and value of a variable named in another variable

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On Saturday, 16 October 2021 at 23:07:22 UTC, DLearner wrote:
On Saturday, 16 October 2021 at 19:29:59 UTC, Dennis wrote:
On Saturday, 16 October 2021 at 19:28:04 UTC, DLearner wrote:
How does one obtain from strVar:
1. The type of fooVar;

`typeof(mixin(strVar))`

2. The value of fooVar?

`mixin(strVar)`
```
void main() {

   import std.stdio;

   int fooVar = 4;

   string strVar;

   strVar = "fooVar";
   writeln(typeof(mixin(strVar)));
   writeln(mixin(strVar));
}
```
Failed with 2x "Error: variable `strVar` cannot be read at 
compile time".

I don't know how to do it with a string, but are you willing to 
do it with an `alias` instead? You won't be able to change it 
later, but then I don't know of any other way.

```d
void main() {

   import std.stdio;

   int fooVar = 4;

   //string strVar;

   alias strVar = fooVar;
   writeln(typeid(strVar));
   writeln(strVar);
}
```