getComponentProperty

Description

Returns the attribute of a component, such as its name, dimensions etc.

Input / Parameter

Name	Description	Input Type	Default	Options	Required
component	The name of the component to get property from.	String/Text	-	-	Yes
property	The attribute of the component.	String/Text	-	-	Yes

Output

Description	Output Type
Returns the property of the component.	String/Text

Example

In this example, we will get the name attribute of an input box component using App.getComponentProperty and print it to the console.

Steps

1. First we drag an input box onto the page. We will name it "InputBox" with the value "This is an input field".

   
2. We want to get the 'name' attribute of "InputBox" and display it in the browser console with the help of the Log.write helper function.

3. Drag getComponentProperty into the event flow, and specify the name of the component, which in this case is "InputBox".

   

Result

1. The name attribute of "InputBox" will be displayed in the browser console.

   

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Related Information

See also:

• Functions

  • App.setComponentProperty