setValue

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	-	-	Yes
value	The value 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 value of a text input component, where once it is clicked the value of the text input component will change to say "This is the Input Box!"

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.setValue into the flow for the button.

   
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!'

   

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Related Information

See also:

• Functions

  • Component.getValue