dynamically create a variable in solidity

Question

I'd like to include an internal method in my contract that allows the creation of a new uint256 in storage named by a parameter. Something like:

function createUint (string memory _name) internal {
    /*
     * creates a new uint256 named _name in storage
     */
}

My guess is that it would require inline assembly, but I can't figure out how

Answer 1

How about a mapping?

mapping(string => uint256) myMap;

function setValue(string memory name, uint256 value) internal {
    myMap[name] = value;
}