# Variables

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variables/241923>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 19, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variables/241923 "2007-10-19T13:41:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variables/241923/1 "2007-10-19T13:41:43Z")

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Hi there,  
Ok this is got to be SUCH a basic question but I’m new with OOP. Basically, if I define a variable in a class, how do I access that variable in a different class? Surely I don’t have to make an instance of that class in each class that wants to access the variable. Sorry but I’m a bit of a novice with design patterns ☹