# How to get an instance name and use it as a variable?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-an-instance-name-and-use-it-as-a-variable/193915>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 19, 2006, 9:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-an-instance-name-and-use-it-as-a-variable/193915 "2006-07-19T09:02:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 9:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-an-instance-name-and-use-it-as-a-variable/193915/1 "2006-07-19T09:02:39Z")

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How do I get the name of an instance and use it as a variable?

Something like:

my\_name = getInstancename(this);