# Indicator connection (numericInputCursorPoint)

The application reads the value of the connection at the data source, and updates the object’s display to reflect the value.

A read connection. You can assign a tag or an expression to this connection. If you assign an expression, the application calculates the value of the expression and updates the object’s display to reflect the value.

If the Indicator connection is unassigned, the object will display the last value written out to the Value connection.

The numericInputCursorPoint graphic object element's connections element contains this connection.

## See also

connections and connection elements