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# setComboOptions

## Description

Allows users to set the values or options for a combo box component.

## Input / Parameter

| Name             | Description                                 | Input Type  | Default | Options | Required                       |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------- | ------- | ------------------------------ |
| combo            | The name of the combo box component.        | String/Text | -       | -       | Partial (Yes if no 'comboId'.) |
| comboId          | The id of the combo box component.          | String/Text | -       | -       | Partial (Yes if no 'combo'.)   |
| data             | The list of options.                        | Array/List  | -       | -       | Yes                            |
| valueField       | The attribute name of the value inputs.     | String/Text | -       | -       | Yes                            |
| valueSeparator   | The separator used to separate the value.   | String/Text | -       | -       | No                             |
| displayField     | The attribute name of the dropdown values.  | String/Text | -       | -       | Yes                            |
| displaySeparator | The separator used to separate the display. | String/Text | -       | -       | No                             |

**\* Note:** Either combo or comboId must have value in order for this function to work.

## Output

N/A

Note: The component will be updated to show the combo box options.

## Callback

N/A

## Video

Coming Soon.

## Example

The user want to make a not visible component to visible.

### Step

1. Draw a combo box "ComboBox617", a button "setComboOptions".

   ![](/files/LKyFEthCxum4hMQV2OGK)
2. Call the function

   ![](/files/4fVzwPCDF7RQ01aVQnjc)
3. Populate an array into data parameter by adding "toArray" & "toObject" functions.

   ![](/files/dqS2wuC9V5irdqb9YuJr)
4. Define the value field & display field.

   ![](/files/NtYrynW1C85XG5zS4mBz)

### Result

The combo box "ComboBox617" have the display values of "abc" & "dfe" & the value of "abc is 1, value of "dfe" is 2.

![](/files/nSf1oRtyzfgrTUPAzmqi)

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