widget_values.md

Access and Set Widget Values

This guide addresses how to access and set widget values.

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In addition to other parameters that govern widget behavior and appearance, Widget objects have a value parameter that can be used to access the current value state.

Let's first create a TextInput widget:

import panel as pn
pn.extension() # for notebook

widget = pn.widgets.TextInput(name='A widget', value='A string')
widget

Now we can programmatically access its value:

widget.value

We can also use this value parameter to set the widget value:

widget.value = '3'

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Related Resources

• Learn more about Panes in Explanation > Components.