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# helper:constant

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[localhost link]: http://localhost:3000/docs/4/app-studio/reference/tags/lightning.directive.helperConstant

[mintlify link]: https://doc.lucidworks.com/docs/4/app-studio/reference/tags/lightning.directive.helperConstant

[old doc.lw link]: https://doc.lucidworks.com/app-studio/4.2/1089

<LwTemplate />

## Description

The constant tagf adds a constant to the application.

## Usage

as element:

```xml wrap  theme={"dark"}
<helper:constant
       name="{string}"
       value="{string}">
</helper:constant>
```

### Directive info

* This directive creates new scope.

#### Parameters

| Param | Type       | Details                   |
| ----- | ---------- | ------------------------- |
| name  | **string** | The name of the constant  |
| value | **string** | The value of the constant |

## Example

#### Source

```xml wrap  theme={"dark"}
<helper:constant name="test" value="banana"></helper:constant>
<span>My Constant: {{test}}</span>
```

```xml wrap  theme={"dark"}
angular.module('lightning')
.controller('ExampleController', ['$scope','$twigkit', function($scope,$twigkit) {
            $scope.test = $twigkit.getConstant('test','noValue');
        }]);
```

#### Result

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/lucidworks/_JCWsGwGCZxJia7w/assets/images/app-studio/as-examples/tags/helperConstant.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=_JCWsGwGCZxJia7w&q=85&s=d82f95379ea48f8190528b716b91e10c" alt="Result" width="1024" height="73" data-path="assets/images/app-studio/as-examples/tags/helperConstant.png" />
