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# setComponentValue

## Description

Allows users to set a value to a component.

## Input / Parameter

| Name        | Description                            | Input Type  | Default | Options | Required                           |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------- | ------- | ---------------------------------- |
| component   | The name of the component.             | String/Text | -       | -       | Partial (Yes if no 'componentId'.) |
| componentId | The id of the component.               | String/Text | -       | -       | Partial (Yes if no 'component'.)   |
| value       | The value to be set for the component. | String/Text | -       | -       | Yes                                |

**\* Note:** Either component or componentId must have a value in order for this function to work.

## Output

N/A

Note: The component will be updated to show the value that has been set to it.

## Callback

N/A

## Video

## Example

### Steps

In this example we have a button (in blue) that when clicked will change the value of the form input component to say "This is the Input Box!"

![](/files/l69irJKekayWvp8J3Ejo)

1. First, we drag a button and a form input onto the canvas.
2. Select the button and under the 'Actions' tab, drag the `setComponentValue` into the flow for the button.

![](/files/Wq0RPJP77NAPUwvmlwXa)

3. Under the inspector for this function, select the component whose value you would be changing, which in this example is `InputBox`.
4. Enter the new value to display.

### Result

1. Save and preview your app.
2. Now when you click the button, it will set the component value of InputBox to 'This is the Input Box!'

![](/files/L7lrz0dAphqW8xI5enZu)

## Links

* See also [`componentValue`](/emobiq-client/006-actions-and-visual-logic/action-reference/cordova/app/componentvalue.md)