# Variable change to instance name

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change-to-instance-name/14384>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 25, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change-to-instance-name/14384 "2003-02-25T19:18:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![shuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@shuga](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shuga)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change-to-instance-name/14384/1 "2003-02-25T19:18:56Z")

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i have a movieclip prototype function set on a frame’s acitons and i want to add to it a way to change a variable stored in the \_root to the name of the instance i’m rolling over

```auto

this.onRollOver = function() {
              _root.variable = (this.instancename);
}

```

is this possible?

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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:** [February 25, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change-to-instance-name/14384/2 "2003-02-25T19:21:52Z")

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The \_name feature in Flash :crazy:

```php
this.onRollOver = function() {
              _root.variable = this._name;
}

```

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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:** [February 25, 2003, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change-to-instance-name/14384/3 "2003-02-25T19:47:04Z")

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works like a charm as always … thank you very much beta

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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:** [February 25, 2003, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-change-to-instance-name/14384/4 "2003-02-25T19:48:17Z")

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No problem 🙂