# Variable names

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-names/113377
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [June 17, 2004, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-names/113377 "2004-06-17T10:20:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![something369](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@something369](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/something369)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2004, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-names/113377/1 "2004-06-17T10:20:31Z")

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Hello,

Is there any way that a movieclip named:

mcsomething1;

have a variable inside of the name so that it is:  
var num:Number = 1;  
mcsomethingnum;

?

thanx.

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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: [June 17, 2004, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-names/113377/2 "2004-06-17T12:11:43Z")

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it would look more like:  
mcsomething.i

where i = 1,2,3 …

is that what you meant?

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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: [June 17, 2004, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-names/113377/3 "2004-06-17T13:19:31Z")

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See: [How do I adress instances by variables ?](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12082)