# setAttribute

## Description

Stores value into an attribute of an object variable in the application's local variable pool.

## Input / Parameter

| Name      | Description                                                | Input Type | Default | Options | Required |
| --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------- | ------- | -------- |
| name      | The variable's identifier containing the object.           | Text       | -       | -       | Yes      |
| attribute | The attribute name of the object variable to set value to. | Text       | -       | -       | Yes      |
| value     | The value to be set for this variable. Can be null.        | Any        | -       | -       | No       |

## Output

| Description                        | Output Type |
| ---------------------------------- | ----------- |
| Returns the formatted information. | Object      |

### Object

| Key     | Description                                                             | Output Type |
| ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| success | Boolean value to denote whether the function was executed successfully. | Text        |
| message | The message to print.                                                   | Text        |
| data    | Any additional message or data to print.                                | Text        |

## Example

In this example, we will set the value of an object variable's attribute and check whether the variable attribute has been set successfully in the console.

### Steps

1. Drag the function `Variable.setAttribute` into the event flow window.
2. Create a variable called `vObject` with the attribute `name` that has value `Johnny`.

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3. This will create a global variable called `vObject` (if it doesn't exist already) with attribute `name` containing the value `Johnny` that can be accessed by other components or on other pages of your app.

### Result

1. The value of the attribute `name` of the global variable `vObject` can be accessed by using the `Variable.getAttribute`.
2. Using the above flow will display the value `Johnny` in the browser console.

## Links

### Related Information

See also

* Functions
  * [Variable.getAttribute](https://github.com/OrangeKloud/emobiq-documentation/blob/master/document/client/2-5-actions-and-visual-logic/action-reference/react-native/Variable/getAttribute/getAttribute.md)