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Copy value for Displayed Attributes of parent note

Agents, Actions and Automation
#1

Wondering how to copy the Displayed Attributes of a parent note to a particular child note. I got this far after reading various sources but no joy:

$MyList=$DisplayedAttributes(parent);
$MyList.each(dattr){action("$"+dattr(this)+"=$"+dattr(parent));};

$MyList does what is is supposed to but the combination of the loop and action don’t. Help appreciated.

#2

There are a number of ways to do this.

  1. Use a prototype, assign a prototype of the child notes
  2. Use action code in a stamp $DisplayedAttributes=$DisplayedAttributes(parent);
  3. Manually do this through the action inspector
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Select the parent, copy the value, and then select the child and paste the values.

The solution you pick all depends on the context of your activity, i.e., is this a one-and-done effort or something you’ll do a lot.

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#3

Thanks @satikusala. Silly me - I forgot that DisplayedAttributes is itself an attribute that can be copied to the child note.

Let’s say I want the first 5 Displayed Attributes copied however? I’d still be interested in knowing what mistakes I made in my initial solution to address the more general case in which I have a list of attributes from the parent note which I would like to copy to its child.

#4

Your above code is creating a list of referenceable attributes by putting the $ to the list of attribute notes in the displayed attributes. If you’re looking to simply grave just a few of parents’ attributes, then you can simply type in the names in $DisplayedAttributes without the $. If this is something you’ll be doing a lot, there are alternative ways. I’d need to understand your context to propose other methods.