How to use variable that has string value in if statement?

Hey.

I have a global variable that has string values through the story and in connection on the variable changes i will active the popup and wire the value to the text object. So which function should i use to set it?

**Variables;**
`
VAR TATI_MESSAGE = 0`
`
~ TATI_MESSAGE = "system recovered"

~ TATI_MESSAGE = "portal opens"`

I am trying to use variableState with following the code line but i couldnt find how to use it in if statement;
`_inkStory.variablesState["TATI_MESSAGE"] = _tatiMessageText.text;`

**Edit:**
I have changed the global int value to string " " and now can pull the text from the story to the text object. Now the last problem left; how can i trigger the popup object when the variable changes ? There is a long way that adding a global variable named like "TATI_POPUP = 1" and adding this one just before of the all "TATI_MESSAGE" variables but is there a short way that i can use?

Use the TATI_MESSAGE declarations and the _inkStory.variablesState[...] assignment as the starting points. Check the existing Ink/C# API behavior for conditionals and variable changes; completion should establish a concrete way to detect the change and trigger the popup, or clearly identify that no shorter mechanism is available.

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