getVar

Description

Returns the value of a global variable.

Input / Parameter

Name	Description	Input Type	Default	Options	Required
var	The name of the variable.	String/Text	-	-	Yes
default	The default value of the variable.	String/Text	-	-	No

Output

Description	Output Type
Returns the value of the global variable if there is a value, returns the default value otherwise.	String/Text

Callback

N/A

Video

Example

Steps

1. Drag the getVar function into the event flow panel. (*Note: The console function is used here for ease of demostrating the output.)

2. Specify the variable name that you would like to access.

Result

Variable exists	Variable does not exist
If the specified global variable has previously been set (see setVar), the function will return the variable's value: ("1.0.0" in this example)	If the specified global variable does not exist, the function will return the value in default:

Links

• See also setVar