Class: VariableModel

Blockly.VariableModel

class   static

Constructor

VariableModel

new VariableModel(workspace, name, opt_type, opt_id)

Class for a variable model. Holds information for the variable including name, ID, and type.

Parameter
workspace	Blockly.Workspace The variable's workspace. Value must not be null.
name	string The name of the variable. This must be unique across variables and procedures.
opt_type	Optional string The type of the variable like 'int' or 'string'. Does not need to be unique. Field_variable can filter variables based on their type. This will default to '' which is a specific type.
opt_id	Optional string The unique ID of the variable. This will default to a UUID.

See also

{Blockly.FieldVariable}

Properties

name

string

The name of the variable, typically defined by the user. It must be unique across all names used for procedures and variables. It may be changed by the user.

type

string

The type of the variable, such as 'int' or 'sound_effect'. This may be used to build a list of variables of a specific type. By default this is the empty string '', which is a specific type.

See also

{Blockly.FieldVariable}

workspace

non-null Blockly.Workspace

The workspace the variable is in.

Methods

compareByName

package   static

compareByName(var1, var2) returns number

A custom compare function for the VariableModel objects.

Parameter
var1	Blockly.VariableModel First variable to compare.
var2	Blockly.VariableModel Second variable to compare.

Returns

number -1 if name of var1 is less than name of var2, 0 if equal, and 1 if greater.

getId

getId() returns string

Returns

string The ID for the variable.