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---
id: toggle_variants
title: Feature Toggle Variants
---
> This feature was introduced in _Unleash v3.2.0_.
Do you want to facilitate more advanced experimentations? Do you want to use Unleash to handle your A/B experiments? Say hello to feature toggle variants!
You can now extend feature toggles with multiple variants. This feature enables you to extend a feature toggle to divide your traffic among a set of variants.
![toggle_variants](assets/variants.png 'Feature Toggle Variants')
#### How does it work?
Unleash will first use activation strategies to decide whether a feature toggle is considered enabled or disabled for the current user.
If the toggle is considered **enabled**, the Unleash client will select the correct variant for the request. Unleash clients will use values from the Unleash context to make the allocation predictable. `UserId` is the preferred value, then `sessionId` and `remoteAdr`. If no context data is provided, the traffic will be spread randomly for each request.
If the toggle is considered **disabled** you will get the built-in `disabled` variant.
> If you change the number of variants, it will affect variant allocations. This means that some of the users will be moved to the next variant.
_Java SDK example:_
```java
Variant variant = unleash.getVariant("toggle.name", unleashContext);
System.out.println(variant.getName());
```
#### Client SDK Support
To make use of toggle variants, you need to use a compatible client. Client SDK with variant support:
- [unleash-client-node](https://github.com/Unleash/unleash-client-node) (from v3.2.0)
- [unleash-client-java](https://github.com/Unleash/unleash-client-java) (from v3.2.0)
- [unleash-client-ruby](https://github.com/Unleash/unleash-client-ruby) (from v0.1.6)
- [unleash-client-python](https://github.com/Unleash/unleash-client-python) (from v3.3.0)
If you would like to give feedback on this feature, experience issues or have questions, please feel free to open an issue on [GitHub](https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/).