# Help with \`text input\` node
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-text-input-node/68668
**Category:** General
**Created:** [7 October 2022 10:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-text-input-node/68668 "2022-10-07T10:18:53Z")
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [7 October 2022 10:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-text-input-node/68668/1 "2022-10-07T10:18:53Z")
I'm working on a small project just to keep myself busy.
I have a `text input` node.
Normally it is `disabled`.
When `enabled` (for a short time) the user enters text.
After that time the node is `disabled`, and the text entered is retained. ☹
How can I _wipe_ the text?
If I send a `msg.payload == " "` it messes up the next time the node is enabled as it has (_remembers_) the space sent previously.
Thanks in advance.
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### Author:  [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)
#### Post date: [7 October 2022 10:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-text-input-node/68668/2 "2022-10-07T10:21:45Z")
> [@Trying\_to\_learn](#):
>
> If I send a `msg.payload == " "` it messes up
Have you tried
`msg.payload = ""`
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [7 October 2022 10:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-text-input-node/68668/3 "2022-10-07T10:24:21Z")
How do I do that in a `change` node?
I _fear_ that if I make msg.payload `text` and put `""`, I will get just that.
## Update:
So I set it with `J:` (expression) - yes?
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### Author:  [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)
#### Post date: [7 October 2022 10:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-text-input-node/68668/4 "2022-10-07T10:30:17Z")
In the change node, leave the value blank
and it is easy enough to test...
```auto
[{"id":"663ce662753eca2f","type":"change","z":"ea4605c08dd40eb0","name":"Refresh Browser","rules":[{"t":"set","p":"payload","pt":"msg","to":"","tot":"str"},{"t":"delete","p":"socketid","pt":"msg"}],"action":"","property":"","from":"","to":"","reg":false,"x":590,"y":240,"wires":[["61d5cc7260ed2658"]]},{"id":"61d5cc7260ed2658","type":"debug","z":"ea4605c08dd40eb0","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":810,"y":240,"wires":[]},{"id":"32c524c6e4f3d416","type":"inject","z":"ea4605c08dd40eb0","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"blah","payloadType":"str","x":370,"y":240,"wires":[["663ce662753eca2f"]]}]
```
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [7 October 2022 10:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-text-input-node/68668/5 "2022-10-07T10:37:14Z")
Thanks.
Silly me. I didn't think of that.
Works.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [21 October 2022 10:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-text-input-node/68668/6 "2022-10-21T10:38:07Z")
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