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# onNameUpdate

Field in [DialogueCharacterNameView](/2.0/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.dialoguecharacternameview.md)

## Summary

Invoked when a line is received that contains a character name. The name is given as the parameter.

```csharp
public DialogueRunner.StringUnityEvent onNameUpdate;
```

## See Also

* [DialogueCharacterNameView.onNameNotPresent](/2.0/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.dialoguecharacternameview/yarn.unity.dialoguecharacternameview.onnamenotpresent.md): Invoked when a line is received that doesn't contain a character name.