Number

Per-instance numeric holder: stores one number locally, optionally latching new values until a Set signal fires.

Number holds a single numeric value that belongs to this node instance alone — it is not named or shared (for an app-wide named value use Variable2). The value input sets it and savedValue (Value) reads it back. While the saveValue (Set) signal input is unconnected, values written to value apply immediately; once saveValue is connected the node latches: incoming values are held pending and only applied when Set fires. Incoming values are cast with JavaScript Number(), so non-numeric strings become NaN. changed fires only when the stored value actually changes; stored fires after every Set trigger.

When to use it

Use it to hold a local number — a counter, an index, a captured measurement — especially with the latch: feed a computed value into value and commit it with Set at the moment of an action. For simple increment/decrement a Counter is less wiring; for app-wide numbers use Variable2 + Set Variable.

At a glance

Category	Variables
Type name	Number
Available in	browser, cloud
SSR compatibility	safe
Provided by	noodl-runtime

Inputs

Values

Name	Type	Default	Description
runOnChange-value	Boolean	true	Whether a new value on Value re-runs this node. On by default; untick to make this input passive so only the control signal runs it
treatEmptyAs	Enum (null, zero)	null	Back-compat for graphs written before Variables were nullable. null (default) keeps a cleared value distinguishable from a real 0. Choosing another option restores the pre-NDA-003 coercion for authors who relied on it.
treatUnchangedAs	Enum (unchanged, done)	unchanged	What this node reports when the action was valid and there was nothing to do. Unchanged (the default) keeps it a third outcome of its own. Done suits a project whose chains should carry on either way. Completed fires whatever this is set to.
value	Number	0	The empty-value contract (dev-docs/reference/EMPTY-VALUE-CONTRACT.md): undefined abstains and leaves the Variable's stored value untouched. null is a real value — it clears the Variable, is stored, and fires Changed. What "cleared" is stored as is controlled by Treat empty as (null by default).

Signals

Name	Type	Default	Description
saveValue	Signal	—	Stores the latest value now. This is additional to Value storing on change; untick Value under Run On Value Change to stop that

Outputs

Values

Name	Type	Default	Description
savedValue	Number	—	Can be null — a cleared Variable (see value's description) stores and emits null by default, not this type's zero value, unless Treat empty as says otherwise.

Signals

Name	Type	Default	Description
changed	Signal	—	Fires whenever the stored value actually changed, however it was reached — including Value writing straight through under Run On Value Change. It is a value-level event, not the outcome of a Set
completed	Signal	—	Fires after every invocation, whatever the outcome — wire this to carry on regardless. Failure still fires and still carries its reason, so this cannot hide an error
done	Signal	—	Fires when a Set stored a value the Variable was not already holding
unchanged	Signal	—	Fires when a Set stored the value it already held, so nothing changed. ⚠️ With Value left ticked under Run On Value Change this is the common case, because Value has already stored by the time Set fires

Patterns

• Counter loop: savedValue → an Expression (count + 1) → value, with a click signal on saveValue — each click commits the incremented value. The latch prevents an infinite feedback loop.
• savedValue → a Text's text: numbers cast to strings on delivery, so the count renders directly.

Watch out for

• Wiring savedValue through an Expression back into value without connecting saveValue — with no latch the loop applies immediately and the value is unstable. Connect Set and drive it from a signal.

Examples

Click counter with a latched Number and a Boolean flag

The canonical per-instance counter: a Number node's savedValue feeds an Expression (count + 1) whose result loops back into the Number's value input. Because saveValue (Set) is connected, the incremented value is only committed when the Button's onClick fires — the latch is what makes the feedback loop safe. The count renders directly in a Text (number casts to string on delivery). A Boolean node shows the latch-a-signal-into-a-level shape: its value is pinned to true in parameters, the same click fires its Set, and its savedValue permanently reveals the hint text — a level, unlike the momentary click signal.

Related nodes

Counter, Expression, Number Remapper, Boolean, String, Variable

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