# Binding to Text Field in a specific instance of a Flex Repeater

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-to-text-field-in-a-specific-instance-of-a-flex-repeater/75172>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [June 16, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-to-text-field-in-a-specific-instance-of-a-flex-repeater/75172 "2023-06-16T20:48:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![k-cottos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@k-cottos](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/k-cottos)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-to-text-field-in-a-specific-instance-of-a-flex-repeater/75172/1 "2023-06-16T20:48:23Z")

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I have a Flex Repeater with a template containing a label and a text field. I want to automatically populate the text in the Text Field by default when the view is opened. In the picture below, I have created a binding for the value of the Text Field in the Flex Repeater component but this isn't working.

Any thoughts?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/c/a/ca6da89b77aab5bfcaef4a5aa714027355f30215.png)

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-to-text-field-in-a-specific-instance-of-a-flex-repeater/75172/2 "2023-06-16T20:56:51Z")

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Is that text component's `text` property correctly bound to its view's `value` property?

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**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-to-text-field-in-a-specific-instance-of-a-flex-repeater/75172/3 "2023-06-17T19:29:03Z")

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Make sure the `text` property of the Text Field in that instanced view is bound to `view.params.value`.

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**Author:** ![pascal.fragnoud](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pascal.fragnoud/32/24728_2.png) [@pascal.fragnoud](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pascal.fragnoud)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/binding-to-text-field-in-a-specific-instance-of-a-flex-repeater/75172/4 "2023-06-18T17:26:57Z")

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A quick note about flex repeaters: If the instances are not generated dynamically, there little to no use for a repeater (imo). You could just as well drop the view used by the repeater in a container and get rid of a layer.