# Defer Updates option missing on NumericEntryField

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/defer-updates-option-missing-on-numericentryfield/69973>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [February 16, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/defer-updates-option-missing-on-numericentryfield/69973 "2023-02-16T21:10:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_White](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Michael\_White](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael_White)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/defer-updates-option-missing-on-numericentryfield/69973/1 "2023-02-16T21:10:47Z")

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NumericEntryField is essentially a textfield specially tailored for number inputs. However, the option to defer updates until the input is unfocused is not present like it is on TextField.

I feel this should be an available option on NumericEntryField. Same for the `rejectUpdatesWhileFocused` option.

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The inability to choose this option results in unexpected behavior at times.

For example, if `-6` was in the input already, and I click once. It highlights it. I hit erase, its empty. When I click away, it populates it with `0` since it's empty.

However, if I click and start typing, hit backspace once, so only the negative hyphen is there then continue to erase until it's empty, when I click away it reset to the original value of `-6`.

If the `deferUpdates` option was available, it would not trigger until I am done typing, and see the empty value properly then get set to 0.

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tldr: Add `deferUpdates` and `rejectUpdatesWhileFocused` options from the TextField to the NumericEntryField.