# Set Text

## Overview

![The Set Text Node.](https://2628349686-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fwnv17cpjDin2deSlOz0z%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-058f591b2c777f7ed8f761ce24bb63593118506e%2Fsettextupdatedimage.png?alt=media)

**Set Text** sets the text of a **Text** **Object**.

[**Scope**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/2023.1/overview#scopes): **Scene**, **Function**, **Prefab**.

## Attributes

![The Set Text Node Attributes.](https://2628349686-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fwnv17cpjDin2deSlOz0z%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-3ed7c3abfc8d012820b64d22a98b77fc72a4d72f%2Fnode-set-text-attr.png?alt=media)

| Attribute      | Type         | Description                                                                                                                   |
| -------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Object`       | **ObjectID** | The **Text** **Object**, whose `Text` **Attribute** value is to be set, if one is not provided in the `Object ID` **Socket**. |
| `Default Text` | **String**   | The default value of the **Text Object**, if no value is provided.                                                            |

## Inputs

| Input             | Type         | Description                                                           |
| ----------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Input* (►) | **Pulse**    | A standard **Input Pulse**, to trigger the execution of the **Node**. |
| `Object ID`       | **ObjectID** | The ID of the **Text** **Object**.                                    |
| `Text`            | **String**   | The desired value of the **Text Object's** `Text` **Attribute**.      |

## Outputs

| Output             | Type      | Description                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------ | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Output* (►) | **Pulse** | A standard **Output Pulse**, to move onto the next **Node** along the **Logic Branch**, once this **Node** has finished its execution. |

## See Also

* [**Text**](https://github.com/cgi-studio-gmbh/incari-doc/blob/2023.1/objects-and-types/scene-objects/text.md)

## External Links

* [*String (computer science)*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_\(computer_science\)) on Wikipedia.