# Keychain expressions in Text property **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** reporting\ **Created:** [November 18, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/keychain-expressions-in-text-property/112254 "2025-11-18T14:44:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ron.deavers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ron.deavers/32/82978_2.png) [@ron.deavers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ron.deavers)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/keychain-expressions-in-text-property/112254/1 "2025-11-18T14:44:46Z")
Within my report, I want to change any 0 to a “-”. However, I cannot get the keychain expression to work. Is this even possible on the Text property? @myKey=0?”-”:myKey@ ---
**Author:** ![code\_skin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@code\_skin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/code_skin)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/keychain-expressions-in-text-property/112254/2 "2025-11-18T14:50:09Z")
A single `=` is not the operator you want for comparison. `==` is what you want. Manual link to Operators and Functions: > **[Keychain Expressions | Ignition User Manual](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.3/ignition-modules/reporting/report-design/data-keys/keychain-expressions#operators-and-functions)** > > It's possible to perform calculations on data keys. This section documents the various operators and functions that are available. ---
**Author:** ![ron.deavers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ron.deavers/32/82978_2.png) [@ron.deavers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ron.deavers)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/keychain-expressions-in-text-property/112254/3 "2025-11-18T15:09:51Z")
Thank you. I can’t believe that I missed that.