# Accessing a variable name containing a class from the class itself

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-a-variable-name-containing-a-class-from-the-class-itself/311958>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 21, 2010, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-a-variable-name-containing-a-class-from-the-class-itself/311958 "2010-07-21T09:10:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mumble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc79bd/32.png) [@Mumble](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mumble)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2010, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-a-variable-name-containing-a-class-from-the-class-itself/311958/1 "2010-07-21T09:10:17Z")

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Greetings,

would it be possible to access a variable name containing a class from the class itself?

Example:

```auto

var __NAME__ = new TestClass();
 
package com.Test
{
   public class TestClass
   {
       public function TestClass():void
       {
            trace(A WAY TO TRACE __NAME__ );
       }
   }
}

```

Obviously not passing it as an argument. For as simple as it may sounds I am going crazy 😉

Thanks in advance

- M