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Names.getName() method

Convert a Blockly entity name to a legal exportable entity name.

Signature:

getName(nameOrId: string, type: NameType | string): string;

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

nameOrId

string

The Blockly entity name (no constraints) or variable ID.

type

NameType | string

The type of the name in Blockly ('VARIABLE', 'PROCEDURE', 'DEVELOPER_VARIABLE', etc...).

Returns:

string

An entity name that is legal in the exported language.