Right now it is a bit clunky to send data back from a custom component. You can use modelUpdate, but if you change the model from the Retool side, the entire model can get reset back to its original values, clearing the model of any changes that were made. You can do a modelUpdate and then fire a j…

Easier communication from a custom component back to the Retool app

bradlymathews October 14, 2022, 8:54pm 3

That is a a very interesting idea! Thanks.

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Pass value from custom component to temporary state variable

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