The NFC Reader component for Retool Mobile
An interface to capture data from an NFC tag.
NFC Reader supports reading NDEF-formatted tags. Please reach out if your use case requires reading other NFC formats.
Properties
All properties for this object with supported data types or values. You can write JavaScript almost anywhere in Retool to manipulate or read property values.
buttonSize
The size of the button.
| Type | string | ||||||
| Configurability | Inspector | ||||||
| Allowed Values |
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| Default | null |
buttonText
The text label to display.
| Type | string |
| Format | Plain Text |
| Configurability | Inspector > Content > Add-ons > Label > Label |
| Default | null |
Examples
false"Label"
data
The data.
| Type | string | number | boolean | object | array |
| Format | Custom data |
| Configurability | Inspector |
| Default | null |
disabled
Whether input, interaction, selection, or triggering is disabled.
| Type | boolean |
| Format | True/False |
| Configurability | Inspector > Interaction > Disabled |
| Default | false |
Examples
falsetrue
events
A list of configured event handlers that trigger actions or queries.
| Type | array |
| Array values | object |
| Configurability | Inspector > Interaction > Event handlers |
| Default | null |
Array Object Properties
event
The event that triggers the action. Refer to the events section for details of available events for this object.
| Type | string |
| Configurability | Inspector > Interaction > Event handlers > Event |
| Default | null |
method
The JavaScript method to perform when type is datasource, widget, state, or localStorage.
| Type | string |
| Configurability | Inspector > Interaction > Event handlers > Edit event handler > Run script actions |
| Default | null |
type
The type of action to perform.
| Type | string | ||||||||||||||
| Configurability | Inspector > Interaction > Event handlers > Edit event handler > Action | ||||||||||||||
| Allowed Values |
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| Default | null |
hidden
Whether this object is hidden from view.
| Type | boolean |
| Format | True/False |
| Configurability | Inspector > Appearance > Hidden |
| Default | false |
Examples
falsetrue
iconAfter
The suffix icon to display.
| Type | string |
| Format | Icon Key |
| Configurability | Inspector > Content > Add-ons > Suffix icon |
| Default | null |
Examples
false/icon:bold/shopping-gift
iconBefore
The prefix icon to display.
| Type | string |
| Format | Icon Key |
| Configurability | Inspector > Content > Add-ons > Prefix icon |
| Default | null |
Examples
false/icon:bold/shopping-gift
rawData
The initial data before any transformation of results.
| Type | object |
| Configurability | Read-only |
| Default | null |
Methods
JavaScript API methods for this object. You can write JavaScript almost anywhere in Retool and use methods to manipulate data and property values.
nfcReader.reset()
Reset all child inputs to default values or clears them if no default values are set.
nfcReader.reset()
Examples
Reset nfcReader.
nfcReader.reset();
nfcReader.setDisabled()
Set the disabled value to toggle whether the input field is disabled. Defaults to true without a parameter.
nfcReader.setDisabled(disabled)
Parameters
disabled
Whether input, interaction, selection, or triggering is disabled.
| Type | boolean |
| Format | True/False |
| Default | |
Examples
true
Examples
Disable nfcReader.
nfcReader.setDisabled(true);
Enable nfcReader.
nfcReader.setDisabled(false);
nfcReader.setHidden()
Set the hidden value to toggle whether the component is visible. Defaults to true without a parameter.
nfcReader.setHidden(hidden)
Parameters
Examples
true
Examples
Hide nfcReader.
nfcReader.setHidden(true);
Unhide nfcReader.
nfcReader.setHidden(false);
Events
Events triggered by user interactions. You can configure event handlers in the IDE to trigger queries or other actions in response to events.
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Capture | A value is captured. |