# Instance name

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-name/63062>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 2, 2004, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-name/63062 "2004-09-02T17:40:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![rlLife](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb8c5e/32.png) [@rlLife](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rlLife)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2004, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-name/63062/1 "2004-09-02T17:40:26Z")

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is there a way to change an instance name dynamically? i am sure that this is a weird problem. thought i would ask.

rL

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-name/63062/2 "2004-09-02T18:19:29Z")

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CHANGE an instance name?  
erm… yer…

```auto
this.mc1._name="newName"

```

might i suggest setting a variable equal to what you want and addressing it via variables? ie.

```auto
name="red"
newName="blue"
this[name]._name=newName
name=newName

```

that way you can keep track of it… but then i dont know what u want it for so… course its up 2 u 😉

Prophet.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-name/63062/3 "2004-09-02T18:24:34Z")

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cool, yeah