Hi folks, I'm wondering how forwardInputMessages in a UI node works. The dashboard Switch-node has following setting: [image] By looking at the Switch-node ( code ), it is being used like this: forwardInputMessages: config.passthru, But when I use it like that in the node-red-contrib-ui-multista…

The config text and the help text for the ui_switch are misleading. It either passes through or it doesn't. Simple as that. In addition, If the payload matches one of the switch states, then it sets the switch, if not it doesn't set the switch.

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Paul-Reed 23 February 2021 22:02 7

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