# BLOCKEDITOR System Variable
[GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [B](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/B/(B).md)
## Function Description:
The BLOCKEDITOR system variable is used to indicate whether the block editor is open or not.
(Read-Only)
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| Type | Integer |
| Saved in | Not saved |
| Initial value | 0 |
| Range | 0,1 |
## System Variable Value:
**0:** indicate the block editor is not open
**1:** indicate the block editor is open
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## Other versions with matching text
[GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/B/BLOCKEDITOR%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/System%20Variables/B/BLOCKEDITOR%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/B/BLOCKEDITOR%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/System%20Variables/B/BLOCKEDITOR%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/B/BLOCKEDITOR%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/B/BLOCKEDITOR%20System%20Variable.md)