# Binding Button Clicked Value to the Numeric Text Field

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-button-clicked-value-to-the-numeric-text-field/27451>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** scripting\
**Created:** [August 14, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-button-clicked-value-to-the-numeric-text-field/27451 "2019-08-14T20:03:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![spatel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@spatel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/spatel)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-button-clicked-value-to-the-numeric-text-field/27451/1 "2019-08-14T20:03:44Z")

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Hi Everybody,

I have started learning Ignition. I am new to Ignition Scripting. I would like to know if anyone can help with binding ButtonClicked event to the Numeric Text Field to display how many time button is clicked.

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**Author:** ![Duffanator](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/duffanator/32/3560_2.png) [@Duffanator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Duffanator)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-button-clicked-value-to-the-numeric-text-field/27451/2 "2019-08-14T20:09:05Z")

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This would be the easiest thing to do.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/d/d4b1ace06aea251929f6b4266ec7d8f7a1a4631d.png)

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**Author:** ![spatel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@spatel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/spatel)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-button-clicked-value-to-the-numeric-text-field/27451/3 "2019-08-14T20:25:12Z")

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@Duffanator I appreciate your quick response. I tried that script but I am running into Error. I have attached the screenshot below.

![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/2/2c53b2b12e4c2dda077d794d7f56fc5dde327dde.png)

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**Author:** ![Duffanator](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/duffanator/32/3560_2.png) [@Duffanator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Duffanator)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-button-clicked-value-to-the-numeric-text-field/27451/4 "2019-08-14T20:34:51Z")

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Hmmm… are you using perspective or vision?

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**Author:** ![spatel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@spatel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/spatel)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-button-clicked-value-to-the-numeric-text-field/27451/5 "2019-08-14T20:36:15Z")

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I am using Vision in Ignition V8.

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**Author:** ![Duffanator](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/duffanator/32/3560_2.png) [@Duffanator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Duffanator)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-button-clicked-value-to-the-numeric-text-field/27451/6 "2019-08-14T20:44:07Z")

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I don’t know, I just tried it in Ignition 8 and it works fine. Can you post a screen shot of your code?

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**Author:** ![spatel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@spatel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/spatel)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-button-clicked-value-to-the-numeric-text-field/27451/7 "2019-08-14T21:32:34Z")

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I am using that Green Button actionPerformed.

 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/4/44ba017140a8c9d1c1ca7c445b684dafe3a9b7d5.png)

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-button-clicked-value-to-the-numeric-text-field/27451/8 "2019-08-14T22:13:56Z")

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Try using event.source. **parent**.getComponent().

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**Author:** ![spatel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@spatel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/spatel)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-button-clicked-value-to-the-numeric-text-field/27451/9 "2019-08-14T22:31:01Z")

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It does work now. I appreciate your help. @Duffanator @pturmel