# Adding an object to an array of props

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**Created:** [June 10, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-an-object-to-an-array-of-props/107234 "2025-06-10T15:42:27Z")\
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You need to declare the properties correctly in your component's json schema; see this post for more:

> [@Questions regarding style props and how they behave when they are nested](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/questions-regarding-style-props-and-how-they-behave-when-they-are-nested/92195/2):
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> You need to use the items property [(Json-Schema Array Reference)](https://json-schema.org/understanding-json-schema/reference/array). // The multistate button schema probably looks something like this... { "properties": { "states": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "default": { "text": "", "value": "", "selectedStyle": {}, "unselectedStyle": {} }, "properties": { …

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