# NicifyVariableName(string)

> Make a displayable name for a variable.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [UnityEditor](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEditor.CoreModule

```csharp
public static string NicifyVariableName(string name)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[string]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)): 

### Returns

| Type                                                           | Description |
| -------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| [string](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string) |             |

### Remarks

This function will insert spaces before capital letters and remove optional `m_`, `_` or `k` followed by uppercase letter in front of the name.

### Examples

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    private void Start()
    {
        // prints "My Variable"
        print(ObjectNames.NicifyVariableName("MyVariable"));
        // prints "The Other Variable"
        print(ObjectNames.NicifyVariableName("m_TheOtherVariable"));
        // prints "Some Constant"
        print(ObjectNames.NicifyVariableName("kSomeConstant"));
    }
}
```