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[`MomentFormatComponent`](MomentFormatComponent) › [`setSampleEl`](MomentFormatComponent/setSampleEl)
## MomentFormatComponent.setSampleEl() method
0.9.7
**Signature:**
```typescript
setSampleEl(sampleEl: HTMLElement): this;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| <code>sampleEl</code> | <code>HTMLElement</code> | |
**Returns:**
`this`