- TIBCO BusinessEvents®
- Standard
- Instance
- PropertyAtom

# Instance.PropertyAtom.setString()

## Signature

`boolean setString (PropertyAtomString pas, String value, long time)`

## Domain

ACTION, BUI

## Description

Sets the value of the PropertyAtom to the value passed with the time stamp specified.

## Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`pas` | `PropertyAtomString` | The property atom to set a new value for.
`value` | `String` | The new value for the property.
`time` | `long` | The time stamp describing when this property changed.

## Returns

Type | Description
--- | ---
`boolean` | true if property is set to new value with the given time, false otherwise.

## Cautions

none