> The initial APIs of this module are supported since API version 8. Updates will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.
This module provides APIs for setting data items.
## Modules to Import
```
import settings from '@ohos.settings';
```
## Required Permissions
None
## settings.getUri
getUri(name: string): string
Obtains the URI of a data item.
- Parameters
| Name| Type| Mandatory| Description|
| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
| name | string | Yes| Name of the target data item. Data items can be classified as follows:<br><ul><li>Existing data items in the database, for example:<br></li><ul><li>Brightness: 'settings.screen.brightness' <br></li><li>Time format: 'settings.time.format' <br></li></ul><li>Custom data items</li></ul>|
- Return value
| Type| Description|
| -------- | -------- |
| string | URI of the data item.|
- Example
```
// Obtain the URI of a data item.
let urivar = settings.getUri('settings.screen.brightness');
| name | string | Yes| Name of the target data item. Data items can be classified as follows:<br><ul><li>Existing data items in the database, for example:<br></li><ul><li>Brightness: 'settings.screen.brightness' <br></li><li>Time format: 'settings.time.format' <br></li></ul><li>Custom data items</li></ul>|
| defValue | string | Yes| Default value This parameter is user-defined. If it is not found in the database, the default value is returned.|
- Return value
| Type| Description|
| -------- | -------- |
| string | Value of the data item.|
- Example
```
import featureAbility from '@ohos.featureAbility';
// Obtain the value of 'settings.screen.brightness' (this data item already exists in the database).
let brightness = 'settings.screen.brightness';
let uri = settings.getUri(brightness);
let helper = featureAbility.acquireDataAbilityHelper(uri);
let value = settings.getValue(helper, brightness, '10');
If the specified data item exists in the database, the **setValue** method updates the value of the data item. If the data item does not exist in the database, the **setValue** method inserts the data item into the database.
To use this method, you must have the **ohos.permission.WRITE_SYSTEM_SETTING** permission.
| name | string | Yes| Name of the target data item. Data items can be classified as follows:<br><ul><li>Existing data items in the database, for example:<br></li><ul><li>Brightness: 'settings.screen.brightness' <br></li><li>Time format: 'settings.time.format' <br></li></ul><li>Custom data items</li></ul>|
| value | string | Yes| Value of the data item.|
- Return value
| Type| Description|
| -------- | -------- |
| boolean | Result indicating whether the value is set successfully. Returns **true** if the value is set successfully; returns **false** otherwise.|
- Example
```
import featureAbility from '@ohos.featureAbility';
// Update the value of 'settings.screen.brightness'. (As this data item exists in the database, the setValue method
will update the value of the data item.)
let brightness = 'settings.screen.brightness';
let uri = settings.getUri(brightness);
let helper = featureAbility.acquireDataAbilityHelper(uri);
let ret = settings.setValue(helper, brightness, '100');