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        <td><code>name</code></td>
        <td><p>Name of global variable to get.  Must begin with ‘$’.</p></td>
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  <h5>Throws</h5>
  <p><a href="../types/rberror.html?swift"><code>RbError</code></a> if <code>name</code> looks wrong.</p>


  <h5>Return Value</h5>
  <p>Value of the variable, or Ruby nil if not set before.</p>


          

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