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.. _class_VisualScriptLocalVar:

VisualScriptLocalVar
====================

**Inherits:** :ref:`VisualScriptNode<class_VisualScriptNode>` **<** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **<** :ref:`Reference<class_Reference>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

Gets a local variable's value.

Description
-----------

Returns a local variable's value. "Var Name" must be supplied, with an optional type.

**Input Ports:**

none

**Output Ports:**

- Data (variant): ``get``

Properties
----------

+-----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+
| :ref:`Variant.Type<enum_@GlobalScope_Variant.Type>` | :ref:`type<class_VisualScriptLocalVar_property_type>`         | ``0``           |
+-----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+
| :ref:`String<class_String>`                         | :ref:`var_name<class_VisualScriptLocalVar_property_var_name>` | ``"new_local"`` |
+-----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+

Property Descriptions
---------------------

.. _class_VisualScriptLocalVar_property_type:

- :ref:`Variant.Type<enum_@GlobalScope_Variant.Type>` **type**

+-----------+---------------------+
| *Default* | ``0``               |
+-----------+---------------------+
| *Setter*  | set_var_type(value) |
+-----------+---------------------+
| *Getter*  | get_var_type()      |
+-----------+---------------------+

The local variable's type.

----

.. _class_VisualScriptLocalVar_property_var_name:

- :ref:`String<class_String>` **var_name**

+-----------+---------------------+
| *Default* | ``"new_local"``     |
+-----------+---------------------+
| *Setter*  | set_var_name(value) |
+-----------+---------------------+
| *Getter*  | get_var_name()      |
+-----------+---------------------+

The local variable's name.

.. |virtual| replace:: :abbr:`virtual (This method should typically be overridden by the user to have any effect.)`
.. |const| replace:: :abbr:`const (This method has no side effects. It doesn't modify any of the instance's member variables.)`
.. |vararg| replace:: :abbr:`vararg (This method accepts any number of arguments after the ones described here.)`