# Clone a Row in a column
**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Tags:** clone
**Created:** [May 19, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066 "2021-05-19T14:35:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
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### Author:  [@Giuseppe\_Geppo\_Catta](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Giuseppe_Geppo_Catta)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066/1 "2021-05-19T14:35:04Z")
In a column block, I have a row with a label and a button.
I would like to clone this row to have 5 row in my column where each label have an incremental text.
To do so I do this:
But it doesn’t sound good to me 'cause there’s no referencing to the cloned row’s label.
Indded, I obtain this.
As you can see, I don’t have 1,2,3,4 and 5 but 5,1,2,3 and 4.
I’m looking for something like “in cloned row” set etichetta’s text to XXXXXX" But I can’t find it.
Can somone help me?
Thank you
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### Author:  [@skulamester](https://community.thunkable.com/u/skulamester)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066/2 "2021-05-19T14:42:29Z")
Hi!
Create a Label in the Row you created by using this block. After this, you can set the Label’s text:
If you accept a piece of advice I prefer using [Custom Data Viewer](https://docs.thunkable.com/custom-data-viewer-layout).
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### Author:  [@catsarisky](https://community.thunkable.com/u/catsarisky)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066/3 "2021-05-19T14:49:12Z")
Eticetta refers specifically to the ORIGINAL label. If you want to change a label in the clone, you’ll need to get it’s ID, using something like
I’m getting the first (probably only) label in the new cloned row, and setting it’s text. You’ll find the blocks you need the the same drawer as the clone block.
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### Author:  [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066/4 "2021-05-19T14:51:05Z")
Here’s how I do this after cloning a column containing a row with a button in it:
I’m looping through Firebase nodes but you could just replace the “for each j in list” with a counting loop instead.
The key – as I see @catsarisky just posted above – is to use the “all label in” block in the Any Components drawer and then to specify the # (order) of the label within the row. Is it the first label, the second label, etc.? The loop count variable I’m using just cycles through all rows in the column.
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### Author:  [@Giuseppe\_Geppo\_Catta](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Giuseppe_Geppo_Catta)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066/5 "2021-05-19T15:07:00Z")
I’ve tried this way, but i Get all labels text to Manutenzione\_1
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### Author:  [@catsarisky](https://community.thunkable.com/u/catsarisky)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066/6 "2021-05-19T15:10:43Z")
Interesting. Just for a moment, try adding a 1 second delay before the set label blocks, and see if the behavior changes?
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### Author:  [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066/7 "2021-05-19T15:33:10Z")
I didn’t show you the bottom of my loop block but I always add a “wait 0 seconds” block within the loop. I’m not sure why it makes a difference but it does.
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### Author:  [@Giuseppe\_Geppo\_Catta](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Giuseppe_Geppo_Catta)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2021, 6:04am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066/9 "2021-05-20T06:04:28Z")
Thank you both @tatiang and @catsarisky a wait block is what I needed. And 0 seconds solve the problem…Could it be a Live testing or preview problem or it happen even in app?
I’m opening an issue for that in github.
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### Author:  [@Giuseppe\_Geppo\_Catta](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Giuseppe_Geppo_Catta)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2021, 6:14am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066/10 "2021-05-20T06:14:22Z")
If interested in, I’ve created a Bug issue:
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> In ThunkableX I'm using a count block to clone a row and change label text for e…ach clone incrementing a number at the end of the label.
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> In live testing and preview, the name of the labels is still the same of the parent If I don't insert a wait for 0 sec inside the loop.
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> To reproduce it:
> 1. Create a Button and a column, inside the column place a row and inside the row place a label with text Manutenzione\_1.
> 2. Run this code:
> !\[image\](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/52273816/118927899-c04a3180-b942-11eb-87f0-90c27713e26c.png)
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> The result will be 5 labels in column, all with "Manutenzione\_1" as text
> 3. If you run this code, with a 0 seconds wait block, instead:
> !\[image\](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/52273816/118928069-fe475580-b942-11eb-9d86-673eecd69dd0.png)
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> The result will be 5 labels in column with "Manutenzione\_1", "Manutenzione\_2","Manutenzione\_3" and so on as text, as expected.
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### Author:  [@Giuseppe\_Geppo\_Catta](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Giuseppe_Geppo_Catta)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066/11 "2021-05-21T12:49:10Z")
What If I need to remove every clone?
Is there a way to do it?
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### Author:  [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066/12 "2021-05-21T13:07:15Z")
If you are cloning everything in a specific **column** then just remove that column
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### Author:  [@Giuseppe\_Geppo\_Catta](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Giuseppe_Geppo_Catta)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066/13 "2021-05-21T13:29:41Z")
At the moment I have a column with 1 element and every time I press a button I have to clone that element several times.
The problem it that an the next time i press th button, I have to delete previous clones and create the new ones, so the column and the original one, should stay there
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### Author:  [@Giuseppe\_Geppo\_Catta](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Giuseppe_Geppo_Catta)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066/14 "2021-05-21T13:30:58Z")
I would use custom data viewer if it worked ☹ But we are still waiting for the fix.
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### Author:  [@Giuseppe\_Geppo\_Catta](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Giuseppe_Geppo_Catta)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066/15 "2021-05-21T14:05:28Z")
I solved this way.
Other solutions are welcome 😉
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### Author:  [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066/16 "2021-05-21T14:11:58Z")
I will use a more controlled way.
In the start of the app, I will use a variable to store the row ID for the row I want to keep
Then whenever I want to remove other rows I would do:
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### Author:  [@Giuseppe\_Geppo\_Catta](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Giuseppe_Geppo_Catta)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066/17 "2021-05-21T14:14:35Z")
Does it store the ID of the row or it’s characteristics? 'Cause I change components text even in the original row.
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### Author:  [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066/18 "2021-05-21T14:18:06Z")
This will store the component ID. You will find it in the `Any component` drawer.
If you use the one in the component drawer then you will get the content only.
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### Author:  [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-a-row-in-a-column/1294066/19 "2024-11-08T13:22:23Z")