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Version: v10.15

Building Rating Widget using Static Variable


Data for the Rating widget can come from a Variable - Static, Live etc.. In this example, we will see how to use a Static Variable as the data source for a Rating Widget. The process is same for all types of Variables.

  1. Create a Static Variable of Entry Type, with Is List option selected and using the following JSON structure:
[
{
"name": "Poor",
"dataValue": "1"
},
{
"name": "Average",
"dataValue": "2"
},
{
"name": "Good",
"dataValue": "3"
},
{
"name": "V. Good",
"dataValue": "4"
},
{
"name": "Excellent",
"dataValue": "5"
}
]

rating_usage_statvar

  1. Drag and drop a Rating widget
  2. Bind the Value Dataset property to the Static Variable created above and set the Data and Display Fields to the respective fields within the Variable.

rating_usage_statvar_bind

  1. Set the properties for Default Value, Maximum Value and Show captions according to your app requirements.
  2. Run the app.

See Also​

Rating Widget Use Cases
How to build Rating widget from static data
How to build an interactive rating widget