# Accessing object data

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/accessing-object-data/80611
**Category:** General
**Created:** [16 August 2023 16:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/accessing-object-data/80611 "2023-08-16T16:25:23Z")
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### Author: ![sepp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@sepp](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sepp)
#### Post date: [16 August 2023 16:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/accessing-object-data/80611/1 "2023-08-16T16:25:23Z")

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hi,  
i am using contrib-enocean lib to encode incomming enocean datatelegramm.  
no i have a basecly question how to access/qualify data in dies decoded telegrammessage.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/d/e/de86f13c5c20dab04d4f26a07d47c9b0d666e624.png)  
for example iwant to make visible marked value in a gauge or simple text output node.

thanks for any help

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### Author: ![E1cid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/e1cid/32/77971_2.png) [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)
#### Post date: [16 August 2023 16:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/accessing-object-data/80611/2 "2023-08-16T16:30:24Z")

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If you read the [docs](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/messages#understanding-the-structure-of-a-message) it tell you how to copy the path to the property required.

You can then in gauge node append the path to `msg.`  
e.g  
`{{msg.payload.TMP.value}}`  
you can also format the float  
`{{msg.payload.TMP.value | number : 2}}`  
which would show 2 decimal places  
see [angular pipes](https://angular.io/api/common/DecimalPipe)

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### Author: ![sepp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@sepp](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sepp)
#### Post date: [16 August 2023 19:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/accessing-object-data/80611/3 "2023-08-16T19:17:24Z")

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🤝 thanks, that works

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [30 August 2023 19:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/accessing-object-data/80611/4 "2023-08-30T19:18:19Z")

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