# Cant access variable in blueprint from c++

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**Category:** Blueprint\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, CPP, Blueprint, question\
**Created:** [October 6, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-access-variable-in-blueprint-from-c/372614 "2016-10-06T12:17:02Z")\
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No: Class member variables accessed via an instance (i.e. what we have above)

Yes: Static variables/functions  
Something like:

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With the first option (members), Blueprints still utilise and inherit from C++, so the C++ approach to programming still applies. In this case, from a base code level, one could not just access a property without first knowing where to look (which class definition; is it static?; if it’s from an instance, where’s the instance?; do you pass the instanced object?).

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