Multithreaded Array

Multithreaded Array
Typically, when you want to assign names dynamically to objects, it's best to use a dictionary. In the dictionary, you would use the key for the dynamically assigned name and you would use the value as the object that is assigned that name. For instance:



Dim d As New Dictionary(Of String, MyClass)()

'Add objects to dictionary
d("dynamic name 1") = New MyClass()
d("dynamic name 2") = New MyClass()

'Get object from dictionary by name
Dim myObject As MyClass = d("dynamic name 1")







The same method will work well with threads, for instance:

Dim threads As New Dictionary(Of String, Thread)()
Dim variableName = "Thread"
For i As Integer = 0 To 5
    threads(variableName & "(" & i.ToString() & ")") = New Thread()
Next








However, if all you are doing is assigning numeric indexes to them, rather than string names, you could just use a list instead, like this:

Dim threads As New List(Of Thread)()
For i As Integer = 0 To 5
    threads.Add(New Thread())
Next





Then you could get the thread from the list by index like this:

Dim t As Thread = threads(1)
Or, if you have a set number of threads, you could easily use an array:

Dim threads(4) As Thread
For i As Integer = 0 To 5
    threads(i) = New Thread()
Next