# Input Numeric sent on Button click
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-numeric-sent-on-button-click/42829
**Category:** General
**Created:** [18 March 2021 15:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-numeric-sent-on-button-click/42829 "2021-03-18T15:55:17Z")
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### Author:  [@edwardr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edwardr)
#### Post date: [18 March 2021 15:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-numeric-sent-on-button-click/42829/1 "2021-03-18T15:55:17Z")
Hello Folks,
I am trying to find a way to make a UI interface on node red where I input a numeric value into the text input node then only send such when you click a submit button or slider being on.
I couldn`t find an example on the forum nor elsewhere...
Anyone have any good ideas how to go around this?
Thank you,
Ed
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [18 March 2021 16:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-numeric-sent-on-button-click/42829/2 "2021-03-18T16:01:31Z")
> [@edwardr](#):
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> I couldn`t find an example on the forum nor elsewhere...
It has been covered many times in the forum. Have a browser through the dashboard category and node-red flows pages
arrange 2 flows like this...
1. UI\_TEXT --\> CHANGE node (set flow.UserInput to msg.payload)
2. UI\_BUTTON --\> CHANGE node (set msg.payload to flow.UserInput)
OR
1. Use ui\_form
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### Author:  [@edwardr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edwardr)
#### Post date: [18 March 2021 16:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-numeric-sent-on-button-click/42829/3 "2021-03-18T16:03:06Z")
The versions I have found on the forum look at how to set a value in stored using non UI nodes or their own buttons etc. My question was how to only use the UI nodes available.
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [18 March 2021 16:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-numeric-sent-on-button-click/42829/4 "2021-03-18T16:10:16Z")
Have a look at the ui\_form node, which may do what you want.
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### Author:  [@edwardr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edwardr)
#### Post date: [18 March 2021 16:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-numeric-sent-on-button-click/42829/5 "2021-03-18T16:34:29Z")
Hi Colin, yes so I`ve been using the UI form- its very good, although annoyingly if I am inputting a number , say 345 with a name % it changes this into a {"%" :345}.
How would I be able to make a function that turns the msg.payload from {"%" :345} to purely 345?
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [18 March 2021 17:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-numeric-sent-on-button-click/42829/6 "2021-03-18T17:15:26Z")
Read the node-red docs page working with messages and it shows you how to get the path to a property in the debug pane so you can use that in a Change node. Also change the Name field in the form config to use something other than "%" so that the property name is not a special character so that it is easier to access. You can leave the Label at % as that is what appears on the form.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [17 May 2021 17:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-numeric-sent-on-button-click/42829/7 "2021-05-17T17:15:36Z")
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