# How can you reuse a variable?
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-can-you-reuse-a-variable/5842
**Category:** Coding Questions
**Created:** [November 23, 2018, 3:08am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-can-you-reuse-a-variable/5842 "2018-11-23T03:08:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@dennisreyes](https://discourse.processing.org/u/dennisreyes)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2018, 3:08am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-can-you-reuse-a-variable/5842/1 "2018-11-23T03:08:08Z")
I’m trying to make some sort of non-graphic version of a game. It involves two dices and when you roll any number besides the ones listed, you roll again until you get the one on the first roll. What have I done wrong or is there another way to select another random number for d1 and d2.
```auto
void setup()
{
int d1 = (int) random (6) + 1;
int d2 = (int) random (6) + 1;
int sum = 0;
int point = d1 + d2;
println (d1 + ", " + d2);
switch (point)
{
case 2:
case 3:
case 12: println ("You lose.");
break;
case 7:
case 11: println ("You win.");
break;
default: sum += point;
int d1 = (int) random (6) + 1;
int d2 = (int) random (6) + 1;
int point = d1 + d2;
println (d1 + ", " + d2);
switch (point)
{
case 7: println ("You lose.");
break;
default: while (sum != point)
{
int d1 = (int) random (6) + 1;
int d2 = (int) random (6) + 1;
int point = d1 + d2;
println (d1 + ", " + d2);
}
}
}
}
```
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### Author:  [@Sarah](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Sarah)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2018, 3:11am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-can-you-reuse-a-variable/5842/2 "2018-11-23T03:11:06Z")
Do you want to change `d1` and `d2` again? Also, please format your whole code.
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### Author:  [@dennisreyes](https://discourse.processing.org/u/dennisreyes)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-can-you-reuse-a-variable/5842/3 "2018-11-23T03:12:55Z")
Yes, and how do you format it? I’m still a beginner in Processing so I’m sorry if I don’t understand any terms.
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### Author:  [@Sarah](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Sarah)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2018, 3:16am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-can-you-reuse-a-variable/5842/4 "2018-11-23T03:16:58Z")
To format it just highlight your code and press `` on the top of the editor. To change a variable just type ` = `, so `d1 = (int) random (6) + 1;` without the `int` to set it.
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### Author:  [@dennisreyes](https://discourse.processing.org/u/dennisreyes)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-can-you-reuse-a-variable/5842/5 "2018-11-23T03:19:39Z")
Thank you so much, I saw my mistake now. 😄