# setValue()

## `Range.prototype.setValue()`

The method `setValue()` sets the range [value](https://range.angular-package.dev/draft/range/accessors/value) between the [minimum](https://range.angular-package.dev/draft/range/properties/min) and [maximum](https://range.angular-package.dev/draft/range/properties/max) of a specified [`Range`](https://range.angular-package.dev/draft/range) object.

{% hint style="warning" %}
If the given [`value`](#value-number) is not within range, it's not set.
{% endhint %}

{% code title="range.class.ts" %}

```typescript
public setValue(value: number): this {
  this.value = value;
  return this;
}
```

{% endcode %}

### Parameters

#### `value:`[<mark style="color:green;">`number`</mark>](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/basic-types.html#number)

The value of [`number`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number) type to set.

### Return type

#### [<mark style="color:green;">`this`</mark>](https://range.angular-package.dev/draft/range)

### Returns

The **return value** is the [`Range`](https://range.angular-package.dev/draft/range) instance.

## Example usage

```typescript
// Example usage.
import { Range } from '@angular-package/range';

// Create new instance.
// Returns Range {min: 3, max: 27, value: 10} of Range<3, 27, 3>.
const range = new Range(3, 27, 10, 3);

// Returns 10 of type number | undefined.
range.setValue(300).value;

// Returns 27 of type number | undefined.
range.setValue(27).value;
```


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