I am working on a Figma prototype where selecting an option from a dropdown menu (options 2, 4, 6, 8) not only updates the menu’s display but also changes another component on the same screen. Specifically, I want the selection to dynamically adjust the number of squares displayed in another component. How can I achieve this interconnected behavior within a single screen without creating separate outcome screens for each dropdown option?
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Best answer by Vishal_Ramawat
So the component has 3 Variants with Property1 set to 2/4/8
And then on instance you link the DD variable to it’s property
You can create an ‘Empty’ Variant in Squares component with Property 1 as “Select”, so when DD value is Select, you can show an empty container.
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You can try using the variables with components.
So each option in dropdown will set the variable to needed value: 2,4,6,8
Use this variable to match the States/Variants of the component which contains the squares and also the menu.
The Variant name for both menu and square components can be same: 2,4,6,8.
So if you select option ‘4’, you set the variable to 4. This will change the variant to 4 for Menu and square instances.
not sure i understand here is what i did
- i created a dropdown button , pressing it will open a drop down overlay 2,4,6 and you can select the number for instance if you select 2 it will change the variable to 2 and update the dropdown button , but my goal is to also change another component that has 4 variants to state 2 , for instance the component called squares has ( 2,4,6) squares and will change to 2 squares when pressed.
I am currently doing this with multiple screens but i want to control the change of screens via the dropdown and the component variable - this is not working because i cant figure out how to make the 2,4,6 screens change as a result of the change of the variable .
The variants if Squares component, should have the state name as 2,4,6.
So when you set DD variable to 4, DD changes to 4 and the State ‘4’ variant is selected.
Can you elaborate more on ‘change of screens’?
as you can see the white screens change base on the selection what cant do is select the screens component( squares = 2 whitescreens)
in my design the white squares are in a separate component from the drop down component.
what i need is if variable squares changes to 4 then change component [ square ] variant to 4
Did you link the variant names to the DD variable?
So the component has 3 Variants with Property1 set to 2/4/8
And then on instance you link the DD variable to it’s property
You can create an ‘Empty’ Variant in Squares component with Property 1 as “Select”, so when DD value is Select, you can show an empty container.
Glad, I could help!
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