widget V2: start tast with parameter

[Eric Kruis]

I have made a widget V2 with some buttons, and I want to use a button to start a task and pass a parameter to that task. Is that possible?

The workaround is of course to start an "in between" task with only a perform task action in it, or use a variable, but I would like to avoid that.

Thanks!

Eric

[João Dias]

Yes, you can do that! :)  Can you please export your task's description (not xml) so I can take a look? Long-click the task in Tasker->export description Thanks in advance

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[Eric Kruis]

There you go:

Task: GPS Widget

A1: Widget v2 [
     Widget Name: GPS Tracker 2
     Layout: Custom
     Custom Layout: {
       "children": [
         {
           "children": [
             {
               "type": "Row"
             },
             {
               "buttonType": "Square",
               "contentColor": "#FFFFFF",
               "icon": "android.resource://net.dinglisch.android.taskerm/drawable/mw_device_location_searching",
               "backgroundColor": "#008000",
               "isWeighted": false,
               "size": 45,
               "task": "GPS Handmatig Aan",
               "type": "IconButton"
             },
             {
               "size": 20,
               "type": "Spacer"
             },
             {
               "buttonType": "Square",
               "contentColor": "#FFFFFFF",
               "icon": "android.resource://net.dinglisch.android.taskerm/drawable/mw_device_location_disabled",
               "backgroundColor": "#D00000",
               "size": 45,
               "task": "GPS Handmatig Uit",
               "taskVariables": {
                 "%": ""
               },
               "type": "IconButton"
             },
             {
               "size": 20,
               "type": "Spacer"
             },
             {
               "buttonType": "Square",
               "contentColor": "#FFFFFF",
               "icon": "android.resource://net.dinglisch.android.taskerm/drawable/mw_maps_my_location",
               "backgroundColor": "#0000A0",
               "size": 45,
               "task": "10 Min Nauwkeurig Tracken",
               "type": "IconButton"
             }
           ],
           "type": "Row"
         }
       ],
       "horizontalAlignment": "Center",
       "verticalAlignment": "Center",
       "fillMaxSize": true,
       "type": "Column",
       "useMaterialYouColors": false
     }
     Material You Colors: On
     Ask To Add If Not Present: On ]

A2: [X] Widget v2 [
     Widget Name: GPS Tracker 2
     Layout: Custom
     Custom Layout: {
       "children": [
         {
           "children": [
             {
               "type": "Row"
             },
             {
               "buttonType": "Square",
               "contentColor": "#FFFFFF",
               "icon": "android.resource://net.dinglisch.android.taskerm/drawable/mw_device_location_searching",
               "backgroundColor": "#008000",
               "isWeighted": false,
               "size": 45,
               "task": "GPS Handmatig Aan",
               "type": "IconButton"
             },
             {
               "size": 20,
               "type": "Spacer"
             },
             {
               "buttonType": "Square",
               "contentColor": "#FFFFFFF",
               "icon": "android.resource://net.dinglisch.android.taskerm/drawable/mw_device_location_disabled",
               "backgroundColor": "#D00000",
               "size": 45,
               "task": "GPS Handmatig Uit",
               "taskVariables": {
                 "%": ""
               },
               "type": "IconButton"
             },
             {
               "size": 20,
               "type": "Spacer"
             },
             {
               "buttonType": "Square",
               "contentColor": "#FFFFFF",
               "icon": "android.resource://net.dinglisch.android.taskerm/drawable/mw_maps_my_location",
               "backgroundColor": "#0000A0",
               "size": 45,
               "task": "10 Min Nauwkeurig Tracken",
               "type": "IconButton"
             }
           ],
           "type": "Row"
         },
         {
           "size": 15,
           "type": "Spacer"
         },
         {
           "children": [
             {
               "color": "#FFFFFF",
               "text": "%GPStrackpoints trackpoints",
               "type": "Text"
             }
           ],
           "type": "Row"
         }
       ],
       "horizontalAlignment": "Center",
       "verticalAlignment": "Center",
       "fillMaxSize": true,
       "type": "Column",
       "useMaterialYouColors": false
     }
     Material You Colors: On
     Ask To Add If Not Present: On ]

Op dinsdag 27 mei 2025 om 12:02:04 UTC+2 schreef joaomgcd:

[João Dias]

Ok, so, edit the widget in the widget editor and in each element you have the "Interaction" tab. There you can set a task to be called  and you can add variables. Those variables will then be available in the task that is called :)

[Eric Kruis]

Thanks for your quick response.

I already figured out I could use variables, but I was just wondering if I could also use parameters to start the task with.

I will use a variable.

Thanks again!

Eric

Op woensdag 28 mei 2025 om 11:02:01 UTC+2 schreef joaomgcd:

[João Dias]

Parameters are just variables 😅 Or do you mean something else?