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Variables

SPRITE Variables, (also known as “private” variables) are variables specific to a sprite. They are displayed as “spriteName: varName”. They are stored in a json object under “variables” in either a sprite or the stage. If stored in the stage, the variables become global, and if they are in a sprite, they become private.

"variables": {  
  "<variableID>": [  
    "<variableName>",  
    "<startingValue>"  
  ],  
  "<variable2ID>": [  
    "<variable2Name>",  
    "<startingValue>"  
  ]  
}

variableID​

Each key in the JSON object is a unique ID for the variable (see [[Scratch Docs/03 - Notes#Unique ID Generation|Unique ID Generation]] for how to generate these)

variableName​

A string for the name of the variable

startingValue​

The starting value for the variable. This can be any of the following types:

  • Boolean
  • Integer
  • Float
  • String