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# startNode

Field in [DialogueRunner](/2.2/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.dialoguerunner.md)

## Summary

The name of the node to start from.

```csharp
public string startNode = Yarn.Dialogue.DefaultStartNodeName;
```

## Remarks

This value is used to select a node to start from when [startAutomatically](/2.2/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.dialoguerunner/yarn.unity.dialoguerunner.startautomatically.md) is called.