call array from variable

[Moonshine]

imagine u have an array like

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array set test1 {  a 1  
                          b 2  
                          c 3 }

now u can get the values like

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set result $test1(a)

but it doenst work if test1 is saved in a variable like:

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set whatever test1
set result $whatever(a)

why ?
what if i have the array name only in a variable ?

TIA

[demond]

why would you want to do that?

if you need to pass the array as proc parameter, use [upvar]

[StaleJoke]

I have to set an array

Within the proc i want to use the variable like:

$users(1.#Channel1)

$users(2.#Channel1)


$users(1.#AnotherChannel2)

$users(2.#AnotherChannel2)

How should i go about doing it ?

[demond]

exactly as you did

[StaleJoke]

array set countem {}

Tcl error [countem]: can't read "users(1.#ChannelA)": no such element in array

[De Kus]

array elements need to be initialized exactly like any other variable, too.