Display a Learner's Name Using Logic
Outline
In this article, we’ll take a look at how you can use variables to manually store a learner’s name and reuse it elsewhere in your Evolve course. We'll cover:
- Creating the variable
- Using a component to save the response
- Using variable responses in components
Things to note
This article currently shows the manual process of pulling a learner's name using Logic. This process differs from the automated process of pulling a learner's name into your Evolve course via an LMS (learning management system).
Create a variable
First, you will need to create the variable that the learner's name will be stored in. Follow the steps below to create the variable:
- In your Evolve course, click Logic
- Click Variables
- Click Add Variable
- Give your variable a title, for example, "learner name."
- Select your variable type. In this case, it will be string.
- Set a default value, for example, "learner." To note, the default value is the text that will be shown until the learner inputs their response.
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You’ve now created your variable and it’s ready to be used in a component.
Save the learner response
To store a learner’s response to a variable, you will need to use a component that allows you to save inputs to a variable.
Head over to the page builder and click Add Component.
Select a component that allows you to save responses to variables, such as Text Area and add to the course.
Set the Save User Answer Variable toggle to on and select a variable from the dropdown list.
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The component has now been set up to store the learner’s response in the variable.
Use variable reponses in compontents
In this section, we'll take a look at how we reuse the learner’s name elsewhere in the course text using the insert variable function in the text editor. Follow the steps below:
- Go to the component you wish to use the learner’s name in.
- In the text editor, you will see an insert variable icon. Click Insert Variable.
- A pop-up will appear, find the variable you wish to use select it and press done.
- The variable has now been inserted into the text and will display the learner’s response.
- Repeat this wherever you wish to show the learner’s name.
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