Can I change the same boolean address to true-false with a single button?
Have you tried?
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Yes, I tried, but since I am new, I could not reach a result. Are there ready-made button patterns for this?
I'm looking for a switch that will have the same operation as the switch in the node-red dashboard plugin, but with the appearance of a button.
Search for Toggle Button in the forum.
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thank you .
Here's a simple flow with three examples of how to use a button to perform various actions.
e.g. On/Off, Toggle or Count.
Hope you find it useful.
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I don't know how to use this code as I am new to node-red 
What Dave has posted is an export/demo flow that you can import and test out (CTRL+I)
Also, as a new user, I recommend watching this playlist: Node-RED Essentials. The videos are done by the developers of node-red. They're nice & short and to the point. You will understand a whole lot more in about 1 hour. A small investment for a lot of gain.
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Thank you
With these codes, I provide what I am looking for, but the button does not appear on the dashboard, how can I display this button on the dashboard?
There is an example of using a ui-button on the Dashboard in the flow I posted.
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In the example you gave, there is this ui example, but there is an on-off operation with two buttons.
What I want to do is the on-off operation with a single button.
Also, thank you very much for your answers.
Search the forum for Toggle Button, there are many examples of how to do that.
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Try this flow - toggle button action on the Dashboard.
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Thank you so much. This is what I was looking for. 
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