# "val:string" what does mean!?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/val-string-what-does-mean/307417>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 2, 2010, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/val-string-what-does-mean/307417 "2010-04-02T22:52:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vivavida](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/848f3c/32.png) [@Vivavida](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vivavida)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/val-string-what-does-mean/307417/1 "2010-04-02T22:52:12Z")

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I have no idea what this means at all to put it into context:

package  
{  
public class Name  
{  
private var firstName:String;  
private var lastName:String;

function Name()  
{

}

public function SetFirstName(val:String):void  
{  
firstName = val;  
}

public function SetLastName(val:String):void  
{  
lastName = val;  
}

public function GetFullName():String  
{  
return firstName + " " + lastName;  
}  
}  
}