From 6eee155ecb91c680c5a9d4f23502da35ab249a9d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Milorad=20FIlipovi=C4=87?= <milorad@n8n.io>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2022 13:55:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(editor): Update to 'Expression/Fixed' toggle - Keep
 expression when switching to Fixed (#4599)
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✨ Keep the expression string when switching to `Fixed` parameter value
---
 packages/editor-ui/src/components/ParameterInput.vue | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/ParameterInput.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/ParameterInput.vue
index 439ca9fc5a..8877a2ccde 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/ParameterInput.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/ParameterInput.vue
@@ -1013,7 +1013,14 @@ export default mixins(
 					if (this.isResourceLocatorParameter && isResourceLocatorValue(this.value)) {
 						this.valueChanged({ __rl: true, value, mode: this.value.mode });
 					} else {
-						this.valueChanged(typeof value !== 'undefined' ? value : null);
+						let newValue = typeof value !== 'undefined' ? value : null;
+
+						if (this.parameter.type === 'string') {
+							// Strip the '=' from the beginning
+							newValue = this.value ? this.value.toString().substring(1) : null;
+						}
+
+						this.valueChanged(newValue);
 					}
 				} else if (command === 'refreshOptions') {
 					if (this.isResourceLocatorParameter) {