# Height binding for column container nor working in Ignition 8.1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [May 10, 2021, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/height-binding-for-column-container-nor-working-in-ignition-8-1/46524 "2021-05-10T09:31:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sandeepkumar.mishra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6f9a4e/32.png) [@sandeepkumar.mishra](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sandeepkumar.mishra)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/height-binding-for-column-container-nor-working-in-ignition-8-1/46524/1 "2021-05-10T09:31:25Z")
Hi I have implemented a height binding for a column container by using a dropdown. If I select a specific value from dropdown height of column container will be 100 otherwise it will be 0. In ignition 8.0 this functionality is working fine but in ignition 8.1 after selecting dropdown column container is not showing but if i am changing the resolution of screen either increase or decrease or even back to the same resolution after changing resolution I am able to see the column container. Can you please suggest how to resolve this issue. ---
**Author:** ![matthew.ayre](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matthew.ayre/32/19499_2.png) [@matthew.ayre](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/matthew.ayre)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/height-binding-for-column-container-nor-working-in-ignition-8-1/46524/2 "2021-05-10T12:06:25Z")
Hi @sandeepkumar.mishra, that does sound like a bug & might need raising to IA support. > [@sandeepkumar.mishra](#): > > If I select a specific value from dropdown height of column container will be 100 otherwise it will be 0 This sounds like you are hiding the container based on the dropdown selection. As a workaround, can't you bind to the meta.visible property instead? ---
**Author:** ![sandeepkumar.mishra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6f9a4e/32.png) [@sandeepkumar.mishra](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sandeepkumar.mishra)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/height-binding-for-column-container-nor-working-in-ignition-8-1/46524/3 "2021-05-10T13:34:21Z")
Thank you for your reply. I have tried using meta.visible binding and it’s working as per the selection of dropdown but I am using height binding because if that container is not in use it will not occupy some blank space on screen. As this is not working with height there might be something different with height property. Can you please suggest if there’s anything gets refreshed when we change the screen resolution because after that height binding works fine also if there’s any way to resolve this issue? ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/height-binding-for-column-container-nor-working-in-ignition-8-1/46524/4 "2021-05-10T13:56:30Z")
This might help: > [@How to Disable Prospective Components via Binding?](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-disable-prospective-components-via-binding/39646/4): > > Flex children should have a display attribute in component meta that can be set to false to (internally) set them to display: none, which makes them skip layout completely. Use that over visible if that’s what you actually need to do. ---
**Author:** ![matthew.ayre](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matthew.ayre/32/19499_2.png) [@matthew.ayre](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/matthew.ayre)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/height-binding-for-column-container-nor-working-in-ignition-8-1/46524/5 "2021-05-10T13:56:57Z")
> [@sandeepkumar.mishra](#): > > I have implemented a height binding for a column container by using a dropdown. If I select a specific value from dropdown height of column container will be 100 otherwise it will be 0. I have tested this and it is working ok for me. I am using 8.1.5, could you try this version? @pturmel I assume the OP is referring to a coordinate view/container, because of the binding on height, which doesn't have the display property. But you're right, I never asked if a flex container could be used to wrap it 😅 ---
**Author:** ![sandeepkumar.mishra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6f9a4e/32.png) [@sandeepkumar.mishra](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sandeepkumar.mishra)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/height-binding-for-column-container-nor-working-in-ignition-8-1/46524/6 "2021-05-10T14:07:45Z")
Hi @pturmel Thank you for your suggestion. Sorry but I am not using flex container. Here I am using a column container and into that i have many coordinate container and for one of them I m am trying to make it visible only if some particular value is selected from dropdown. But it’s not working I am using 8.1.0 version. ---
**Author:** ![sandeepkumar.mishra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6f9a4e/32.png) [@sandeepkumar.mishra](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sandeepkumar.mishra)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/height-binding-for-column-container-nor-working-in-ignition-8-1/46524/7 "2021-05-10T14:09:19Z")
Hi @matthew.ayre sorry in start I have mentioned column container but I am using a column container and into that I have many coordinate container and for one of them I m am trying to make it visible only if some particular value is selected from dropdown. I am using 8.1.0 version. Can you please try this on your version and also if is it possible to test it on 8.1.0 version on your side? ---
**Author:** ![matthew.ayre](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matthew.ayre/32/19499_2.png) [@matthew.ayre](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/matthew.ayre)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/height-binding-for-column-container-nor-working-in-ignition-8-1/46524/8 "2021-05-10T14:22:20Z")
> [@sandeepkumar.mishra](#): > > I am using 8.1.0 version. Can you please try this on your version and also if is it possible to test it on 8.1.0 version on your side? It definitely seems to work in 8.1.5 and I know there have been a couple of fixes for 8.1.x and dropdowns, although nothing specifically related to this (as far as I know) 🤔 I don't have a 8.1.0 server to hand currently, but I may be able to test later tonight (no promises though). Could you post the binding and any other useful screenshots/code so that I/we can replicate the issue fully? ---
**Author:** ![sandeepkumar.mishra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6f9a4e/32.png) [@sandeepkumar.mishra](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sandeepkumar.mishra)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/height-binding-for-column-container-nor-working-in-ignition-8-1/46524/9 "2021-05-11T06:43:09Z")
Hi @matthew.ayre I have created a test view and instead of dropdown i tried it with text field to provide value in that also i am facing same error please find the attached screen shots of the issue with details: 1: height binding configuration is designer: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/7/d/7d8cdd6f8a249dd27c8554d2eb3fd006a13cd323.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/d/0/d005eff4144070451f6371853b5cf43cdbb59318.png) 2: For Coordinate container i am using height binding as below: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/1/e1ef2ad8f3773163609a5d63f0d88a282a24b4af.png) 3: On test screen after entering value in text field i am not able to see the coordinate container: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/1/2/12676f2c6ae2ee9526daacc0ffe24bca9a4b8708.png) 4: But after changing the resolution on browser I am able to see the coordinate container: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/d/8d32272344b7f08a602a0fb150aede1cf1625fd0.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/d/0d026a078ea61722f38c2a6e664baf32eede896d.png) ---
**Author:** ![sandeepkumar.mishra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6f9a4e/32.png) [@sandeepkumar.mishra](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sandeepkumar.mishra)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/height-binding-for-column-container-nor-working-in-ignition-8-1/46524/10 "2021-05-14T09:11:44Z")
Hi @matthew.ayre Have you got a chance to test above scenario? Please let me know if we have any fix or workaround. ---
**Author:** ![matthew.ayre](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matthew.ayre/32/19499_2.png) [@matthew.ayre](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/matthew.ayre)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/height-binding-for-column-container-nor-working-in-ignition-8-1/46524/11 "2021-05-14T11:38:42Z")
Hi @sandeepkumar.mishra, sorry for the delay I’ve been a bit snowed under this week 😅 I can confirm I can replicate the issue in 8.1.5. It does look like a bug to me, so I would get it raised with IA support. I would link this thread and also give them a backup of the view if you can. I tried a couple of things to workaround the issue such as refreshing the binding, but it didn’t work I’m afraid 😞 ---
**Author:** ![sandeepkumar.mishra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6f9a4e/32.png) [@sandeepkumar.mishra](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sandeepkumar.mishra)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/height-binding-for-column-container-nor-working-in-ignition-8-1/46524/12 "2021-05-14T12:48:36Z")
Hi @matthew.ayre It’s fine thank you for replying. Please find the attached backup of the view and let me know if we can get some solution or workaround as it’s quite important functionality and need to resolve asap.[MAKO4\_SCADA\_2021-05-14\_1751\_8.1\_HeightBindingBugTestView.zip](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/uploads/short-url/uY6SLOMHI9GLVHRv80Su4fwrzdX.zip) (7.7 KB) ---
**Author:** ![matthew.ayre](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matthew.ayre/32/19499_2.png) [@matthew.ayre](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/matthew.ayre)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/height-binding-for-column-container-nor-working-in-ignition-8-1/46524/13 "2021-05-14T13:08:12Z")
You will need to raise this as a ticket with IA support 🙂 [https://support.inductiveautomation.com](https://support.inductiveautomation.com) ---
**Author:** ![sandeepkumar.mishra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6f9a4e/32.png) [@sandeepkumar.mishra](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sandeepkumar.mishra)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/height-binding-for-column-container-nor-working-in-ignition-8-1/46524/14 "2021-05-17T12:33:09Z")
Thank you @matthew.ayre for your help. I have raised the ticket. Let’s wait for their response.