setProperty

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, if componentId is not set
componentId	The component ID (for components in FlatList item)	String/Text	-	-	Yes, if component is not set
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

1. First, we drag a button and a text input onto the canvas.

2. Select the button and under the 'Actions' tab, drag the Component.setProperty into the flow for the button.

   
3. Under the inspector for this function, select the component whose property you would be changing, which in this example is TextInput165.

4. Enter the property to change and the value of the property to display.

   

Result

1. Save and preview your app.

2. 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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Related Information

See also:

• Functions

  • Component.getProperty