Get value of numeric input node

[BenrdP]

Hello,

I have different input fields and I want to read out the content each second.
I used the "get state" node to trigger the reading for each second together with a "function node".

With the following content this works perfect for the my "switch nodes"

var state = context.get('state') || false;
if (msg.topic == 'switch11') {
state = msg.payload;
context.set('state', state);
}
if (msg.payload == 'get state') {
return {payload: state};
}
return;

But for my "numeric input" node and also for the "dopdown" node , I could not found a corresponding solution for the content of the "function node" until now.

Bernd

[BenrdP]

This is working with the shown function content

[BenrdP]

For these two flows I cannot get the correct funtion.

[zenofmud]

Put a debug node on the outputs of the 'switch11', the 'get state', the 'ui_numeric' and the ui_dropdown' nodes and look at what msg.payload looks like coming from each one.

Next compare that with your function node to see how the function will work with that data.

[BenrdP]

Correct working switch

ui_switch sends nothing out, but content is e.g. true.
get state sends out "get state" each second
state function sends out true each second

Not working numeric input
ui_numeric sends nothing out, but content is e.g. 30
get state sends out "get state" each second
state function should send out 30 each second but I until now have not found the correct function code to have access to the numeric value

[BenrdP]

I have checked again, the switch flow is also working without the connection from switch to the funtion node.

[hotNipi]

if (msg.topic == 'switch11') {

If you did copy the function node, have you checked what is the topic you sending from ui_numeric or from ui_dropdown nodes. Cos if those are different, the function will not save new value to context.

[BenrdP]

With the following function ( I modified the function from the working switch) content I only get false and not the numeric content.

var state = context.get('value') || false;
if (msg.topic == 'numeric') {
state = msg.payload;
context.set('value', state);
}
if (msg.payload == 'get value') {
return {payload: state};
}
return;

[BenrdP]

I was wrong, numeric have to be connected to the function-node. I tested all in an extra small flow and now it works