# Change that variable name please

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/change-that-variable-name-please/31791>\
**Category:** Arcade\
**Created:** [November 18, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/change-that-variable-name-please/31791 "2024-11-18T17:47:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Don](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/don/32/17989_2.png) [@Don](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Don)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/change-that-variable-name-please/31791/1 "2024-11-18T17:47:23Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/8/7/87496e4d0150e1ff700eb076f38473413437013e.png)  
As soon as we drag over the overlaps with block we create a global variable named otherSprite that is just waiting to confuse students with the parameter of the same name.

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**Author:** ![babol](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/babol/32/27355_2.png) [@babol](https://forum.makecode.com/u/babol)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/change-that-variable-name-please/31791/2 "2024-11-18T18:16:13Z")

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i mean, its not that hard to tell the difference between the placeholder variable and the “otherSprite” input  
one has the dropdown button, one doesnt

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**Author:** ![redSprite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/redsprite/32/34262_2.png) [@redSprite](https://forum.makecode.com/u/redSprite)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/change-that-variable-name-please/31791/3 "2024-11-18T19:17:08Z")

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Should be in help, yeah it didn’t make sense there for a second.