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 # getVariableMetaData

 Last update: 30.07.2026 

public [getVariableMetaData](get-variable-meta-data.md)(name: [String](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html)): [DHVariable](./../-d-h-variable/index.md)

Get metadata about the specified variable from the Model.

#### Return

a DHVariable object

#### Parameters

namethe variable name#### Throws

[ModelCenterException](./../-model-center-exception/index.md)