From: Tim Hunter <TimHunter@...>
Date: 2007-05-06T06:15:10+09:00
Subject: Re: How can I output an object/variable's name?

John Joyce wrote:
> Suppose I have an object :
>
> a = 3
>
> I want to output the name a and the contents 3
> Outputing the contents is no problem.
> Is  there a method to output the name of the variable (object)
>
There's no way to do this in general.
Why don't you describe what you're trying to do? Maybe somebody can 
suggest an alternative.

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