# Clone text input issue

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-text-input-issue/1042105>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** list, textinput, clone\
**Created:** [January 3, 2021, 5:22am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-text-input-issue/1042105 "2021-01-03T05:22:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![overshield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19b73/32.png) [@overshield](https://community.thunkable.com/u/overshield)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 5:22am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-text-input-issue/1042105/1 "2021-01-03T05:22:41Z")

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I’m trying to make the input hints also have their own uniqueness.  
Currently with the blocks below both hints just say “Input\_Hint2”  
Is this a bug, or am I doing it wrong, or is it just not possible?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/1/0/10394684148f1659537c656f6b5512446da650b7.png)

Thanks again for the help

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**Author:** ![drted](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/drted/32/92694_2.png) [@drted](https://community.thunkable.com/u/drted)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-text-input-issue/1042105/2 "2021-01-03T09:46:05Z")

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@overshield,

There are a few things you might want to consider.

There are 3 basic types of loops in Thunkable each with a different purpose:

1. for each (evaluate each element in a collection (object properties, list items, etc.)
2. count with (repeat a fixed number of times 1,2,3,4…)
3. Repeat until/while (perform operations until a certain condition is met)

In your example, it appears you are trying to perform exactly 2 loops. Rather than use two for each loops, consider using a count with loop and cloning text input INSIDE the loop.

To set the hint to input\_hint1,2,3,… try  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/3/a/3ad38292635a229e0796e452c5701700c9ffe7f2.png)

If you do want to use a list of hints, you should still have one For each loop with the clone block inside the loop.

Finally, the block setting the visible property uses the Button component type. You should probably change that to TextInput (although this will often work anyway).

Happy Thunking!

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/clone-text-input-issue/1042105/3 "2024-11-08T13:31:03Z")

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