Grabbing variable names when passing into function

I would like to store a variable name, in addition to its content, when I pass it into a function. For example:
[VarData, VarName]= sampleFunct (inputVar)
I am writing the instantiation of my object (in OOP) and noticed that the name of one the variables that I am passing in is also useful, in addition to the data it contains.
I know I could just add a second parameter that allows me to input a string that I could assign to the name, but to streamline things and to reduce errors, I'd like to find a way to grab the variable's name.
I prefer NOT to alter the content of my inputVar, I just want to see what it had previously been named.
There may be a very simple way to do this. Thanks!

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Matt Fig
Matt Fig le 7 Juin 2011

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See the help for INPUTNAME.

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That function is new to me and might be useful soon, thanks Matt

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