# Passing and "getting" a variable in actionscript?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-and-getting-a-variable-in-actionscript/130046>\
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**Created:** [December 1, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-and-getting-a-variable-in-actionscript/130046 "2004-12-01T02:03:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![jookhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@jookhouse](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jookhouse)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-and-getting-a-variable-in-actionscript/130046/1 "2004-12-01T02:03:50Z")

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i am trying to make a button dynamic…

sectionName is the variable (duh).

on (release) {  
“photos\_” + sectionName + “\_mc”.gotoAndPlay(“play”);  
}

is this possible?

thanks-a-ton!!!