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# GetVariableKind(string)

Method in [IVariableAccess](/3.1/api/csharp/yarn/yarn.ivariableaccess.md)

## Summary

Gets the kind of variable named `name` .

```csharp
VariableKind GetVariableKind(string name);
```

## Parameters

| Name          | Description               |
| ------------- | ------------------------- |
| `string` name | The name of the variable. |

## Returns

A [VariableKind](/3.1/api/csharp/yarn/yarn.variablekind.md) enum representing the kind of the variable named `name` .