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I tried the following code and others to change the type of operation using PopupMenu:

ClearAll[plus, minus, index, hesap];
plus[x_, y_] := x + y;
minus[x_, y_] := x - y;
index = {plus, minus};

Manipulate[
   hesap[x, y],
   {{hesap, 1, "operation type"},  
   Thread[Range[Length[index]]->index], ControlType -> PopupMenu},  
   {x, 1, 10},
   {y, 1, 10}
 ]

This code does not work in the way I expect. What is missing in the code?

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    $\begingroup$ Change index to index = {Plus, Subtract}; and change Manipulate[hesap[x, y], ... to Manipulate[index[[hesap]][x, y], ... $\endgroup$
    – flinty
    Aug 4, 2020 at 15:22
  • $\begingroup$ @flinty: I defined the {plus and minus} functions just to give an example. My original functions have different names and I like to recall them into Manipulate to do calculations. If I use {Plus, Subtract}, in effect I use Mathematica functions which I do not want to. $\endgroup$
    – Tugrul Temel
    Aug 4, 2020 at 15:28
  • $\begingroup$ @flinty: I got your answer. You are right that I missed the linkage to pick the right index element. I used my original functions with correct linkage. Thanks. $\endgroup$
    – Tugrul Temel
    Aug 4, 2020 at 15:37

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Use an association to avoid indexing e.g.

ops = AssociationThread[{"Add", "Subtract"}, {plus, minus}];

Manipulate[ops[op][x, y],
 {{op, "Add", "operation type"}, Keys@ops, ControlType -> PopupMenu},
 {x, 1, 10}, {y, 1, 10}]
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  • $\begingroup$ Please see my comment above. $\endgroup$
    – Tugrul Temel
    Aug 4, 2020 at 15:31
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    $\begingroup$ You can use whatever names you want, the names and the actual function names are independent and stored in the association. $\endgroup$
    – Rohit Namjoshi
    Aug 4, 2020 at 15:39

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