# Set custom component value

**URL:** <https://forum.adalo.com/t/set-custom-component-value/10535>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [March 20, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/set-custom-component-value/10535 "2021-03-20T23:26:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![bobcardenas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@bobcardenas](https://forum.adalo.com/u/bobcardenas)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/set-custom-component-value/10535/1 "2021-03-20T23:26:17Z")

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OK, really feeling like a newbie here. I’ve created a custom component (so cool), but I cannot seem to figure out how to expose the current value of my component to other components. I have a prop in manifest.json with role “formValue”, which exposes my value property in the Adalo designer, but the value is always the original default value set in my manifest.json. I’m sure this is something super simple.

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**Author:** ![bobcardenas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@bobcardenas](https://forum.adalo.com/u/bobcardenas)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/set-custom-component-value/10535/2 "2021-03-24T03:47:52Z")

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Can someone share a working example of a custom Adalo component that makes use of the formValue, formChangeHandler, and autoSaveInput options? I cannot find any examples or tutorials on the web. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/system/32/40401_2.png) [@system](https://forum.adalo.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2021, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/set-custom-component-value/10535/3 "2021-04-03T03:48:21Z")

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Closed on April 3, 2021, 3:48am UTC

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