Calling functions with similar names in a loop

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[UKHeliBob]

Please post your complete sketch and a link to the library being used

It may be possible to create an array of button objects

[lastchancename]

Well, you could declare the buttons in an array[]... e.g button[n]?...
Then iterate through a loop, calling the required function() with the appropriate values for each call (fir each button[])

This could well help you optimise other parts of your code, and will shorten it significantly - especially with 12 buttons.

There are previous posts on here that discuss buttons in an array

[Erik_Baas]

The first thing to do is to replace all variables like button1, button2 etc. with an array:

ezButton buttons[] = { 2, 3, 4};     // 2, 3, 4 are example pin numbers

_{Edit: changed "const int" to "ezButton".}

Then you can use code like this to set properties:

for (auto button : buttons) {
  button.setDebounceTime(50);
}

[Whandall]

Erik_Baas:
The first thing to do is to replace all variables like button1, button2 etc. with an array:

const int buttons[] = { 2, 3, 4};     // 2, 3, 4 are example pin numbers

Then you can use code like this to set properties:

for (auto button : buttons) {

button.setDebounceTime(50);
}

Since when have const ints a method setDebounceTime() ?

[Erik_Baas]

Since OP did not post their complete code I didn't know the datatype, so I used an integer array as an example. Remark added.

[Whandall]

Erik_Baas:
Since OP did not post their complete code I didn't know the datatype, so I used an integer array as an example.

IMHO that is more misleading than helping.

[Erik_Baas]

Let's wait for @zt_ 's response; I will delete my replies if necessary. OK?

[Whandall]

You could just change the const int type to some unspecified 'Button'.

[gfvalvo]

zt_:
I'm using the ezbutton library

Mr. Google tells me the name of the class is ezButton.