I have a javascript query that is using setIn() to update a temporary variable from a form submit. The query get called correctly and I pass in the new value correctly via a trigger. However, the temp variable is not getting update unless I run the query twice. On only the second try does the variab…

@David_Adams this is a somewhat common "gotcha" with the way that queries are executed in Retool by default. For performance reasons, the default way that queries are executed makes a copy of the application state at the time the query is triggered, but that copy is static and does not update as you…

setIn() not updating on first try

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ScottR September 25, 2023, 3:55pm 2

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setIn() not updating on first try

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