# Buttons and variables?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-and-variables/191232>\
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**Created:** [June 18, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-and-variables/191232 "2006-06-18T23:11:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-and-variables/191232/1 "2006-06-18T23:11:46Z")

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can buttons take variables?

right now I’m trying to pass a string into a buttons text field  
with: this.button\_btn.one\_txt.text = “hey”;

it doesn’t work, and the path is right? is there something special i need to do?

thanks