# Text Field is clearing text after hitting enter

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-is-clearing-text-after-hitting-enter/74831>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [June 9, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-is-clearing-text-after-hitting-enter/74831 "2023-06-09T13:41:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ryan\_Craig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@Ryan\_Craig](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Craig)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-is-clearing-text-after-hitting-enter/74831/1 "2023-06-09T13:41:55Z")

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I am trying to have a part number enter into a text field which is then used in different parts of the program but whenever I hit enter, it clears the text. I am newer to Ignition so I am not sure if this is an easy fix, or something I am just over looking

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/1/9/19ec39b7a4524b825bac3be2ab930184d9aa674f.png)  
This is a picture of the test fields properties.

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**Author:** ![djs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@djs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/djs)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-is-clearing-text-after-hitting-enter/74831/2 "2023-06-09T13:45:39Z")

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In the binding on the _text_ property, is the binding _bidirectional_? If it is not, then it will not write to the source, only read from it.

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**Author:** ![Ryan\_Craig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@Ryan\_Craig](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Craig)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-is-clearing-text-after-hitting-enter/74831/3 "2023-06-09T13:47:06Z")

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Yes, it seems the binding is Bidirectional

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/c/0/c0c74017a74cfc1764bad2e0a53128c06e519a14.png)

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**Author:** ![djs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@djs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/djs)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-is-clearing-text-after-hitting-enter/74831/4 "2023-06-09T13:49:47Z")

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Do you see anything in the gateway logs? Perhaps the specific tags or tag provider have readOnly permissions set?

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**Author:** ![Ryan\_Craig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@Ryan\_Craig](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Craig)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-is-clearing-text-after-hitting-enter/74831/5 "2023-06-09T14:06:18Z")

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It seems that the tags all have read/write permissions

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**Author:** ![Ryan\_Craig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@Ryan\_Craig](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Craig)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-is-clearing-text-after-hitting-enter/74831/6 "2023-06-09T14:37:08Z")

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I am getting this error in my logs

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/e/bed2b691641044d469d54becaf83e671fb054e42.png)

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**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-is-clearing-text-after-hitting-enter/74831/7 "2023-06-09T14:37:52Z")

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What is the tag type that you're trying to write to?

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**Author:** ![avaughn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/avaughn/32/38972_2.png) [@avaughn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/avaughn)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-is-clearing-text-after-hitting-enter/74831/8 "2023-06-09T14:38:34Z")

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From the screenshot, it looks like you have a property change script on the text property. Is there a script that's clearing the text field?