# Feature Request : Get parameter instance name **URL:** \ **Category:** FMOD Studio\ **Created:** [May 1, 2013, 4:04pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/feature-request-get-parameter-instance-name/10775 "2013-05-01T16:04:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![clevijoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@clevijoki](https://qa.fmod.com/u/clevijoki)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 4:04pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/feature-request-get-parameter-instance-name/10775/1 "2013-05-01T16:04:59Z")
There needs to be a function to get the name of a parameter It’s already stored somewhere in there now for EventInstance::getParameter It’d be useful for writing tools that could list the parameters, and for debug rendering so you can inspect what the parameter values currently are. ---
**Author:** ![Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Guest](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Guest)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/feature-request-get-parameter-instance-name/10775/2 "2013-05-10T01:45:11Z")
This is a good point - thanks for the suggestion! We’ll add it to the API soon. ---
**Author:** ![Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Guest](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Guest)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2013, 7:34am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/feature-request-get-parameter-instance-name/10775/3 "2013-05-28T07:34:19Z")
We have now added ParameterInstance::getDescription, which gives you the name and range of the parameter. We have also added EventDescription::getParameter, EventDescription::getParameterCount and EventDescription::getParameterByIndex; these functions allow you to query the parameters of an event without having to instantiate it first. Unfortunately these changes didn’t make it into the 1.1 release, so they will be available in the 1.2 release.