# How to set variable for className

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-set-variable-for-classname/314301>\
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**Created:** [September 24, 2010, 6:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-set-variable-for-classname/314301 "2010-09-24T06:10:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 6:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-set-variable-for-classname/314301/1 "2010-09-24T06:10:54Z")

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Hi all,

I want to set a variable(string) classname,  
i.e. var \_className:String= “level” +2;

So i wrote,  
var \_class:Class = getDefinitionByName(\_className) as Class;  
trace(\_class);

This code is written in .as file (as3).  
What can i do to call the class… ?  
Is this a right code i have written …?  
Please help me …  
:diss:  
-soha