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A '''console variable''', frequently shortened to '''cvar''', is a runtime [[variable]] which can be modified by the user in the [[developer console]], in addition to being modifiable by game code.
A '''console variable''', frequently shortened to '''cvar''', and occasionally '''[[ConVar]]''', is a runtime [[variable]] which can be modified by the user in the [[developer console]], in addition to being modifiable by game code.


In {{idtech2}} and {{goldsrc}}, cvars use the C struct [[cvar_t]]. {{source}} replaces this with the C++ class [[ConVar]].  
In {{idtech2|2}} and {{goldsrc|2}}, cvars use the C struct [[cvar_t]]. {{source|2}} replaces this with the C++ class [[ConVar]].  


For a list of cvars, see [[:Category:Console variables]].
For a list of cvars, see [[:Category:Console variables]].

Revision as of 16:11, 9 September 2023

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A console variable, frequently shortened to cvar, and occasionally ConVar, is a runtime variable which can be modified by the user in the developer console, in addition to being modifiable by game code.

In id Tech 2 id Tech 2 and GoldSrc GoldSrc, cvars use the C struct cvar_t. Source Source replaces this with the C++ class ConVar.

For a list of cvars, see Category:Console variables.