setComponentProperty
Description
Allows users to set a property of a component.
Input / Parameter
Name | Description | Input Type | Default | Options | Required |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
component | The name of the component. | String/Text | - | - | Yes |
property | The attribute to be set for the component. | String/Text | - | - | Yes |
value | The value of the property to be set for the component. | String/Text | - | - | Yes |
Output
Note: The component will be updated to show the value that has been set to it.
Example
In this example, we will set the placeholder attribute of the text input component, where once the button is clicked the text input component will show a placeholder that says "Enter your input!"
Steps
First, we drag a button and a text input onto the canvas.
Select the button and under the 'Actions' tab, drag the
App.setComponentProperty
into the flow for the button.Under the inspector for this function, select the component whose property you would be changing, which in this example is
InputBox
.Enter the property to change and the value of the property to display.
Result
Save and preview your app.
Now when you click the button, it will set the placeholder attribute of the text input component to 'Enter your input!'
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