# How to refer to a view inside another view?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-refer-to-a-view-inside-another-view/81241>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective, scripting\
**Created:** [October 31, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-refer-to-a-view-inside-another-view/81241 "2023-10-31T16:35:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeff\_h](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@jeff\_h](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeff_h)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-refer-to-a-view-inside-another-view/81241/1 "2023-10-31T16:35:16Z")

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then list all embedded view's child components? thanks,

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-refer-to-a-view-inside-another-view/81241/2 "2023-10-31T18:22:09Z")

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> ... view side another view ...

What does this mean? Do you mean **inside** another view? (If so then please edit your question.)

What is the real problem you are trying to solve?  
Can you post a screen grab?

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**Author:** ![jeff\_h](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@jeff\_h](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeff_h)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-refer-to-a-view-inside-another-view/81241/3 "2023-10-31T18:43:59Z")

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corrected. embedded view is just path, i wanted to see what components are inside, if possible. so i can have a structure table like view\> embedded view\>comp1

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-refer-to-a-view-inside-another-view/81241/4 "2023-10-31T19:00:19Z")

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I don't think you can.

Tip: your posts are carelessly written without proper punctuation and capitalisation. This makes it difficult to read and to figure out what you are asking and we end up wasting time answering the wrong questions. Please write clearly and for an international audience. If English is not your first language we can help.

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-refer-to-a-view-inside-another-view/81241/5 "2023-10-31T19:26:35Z")

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This doesn't explain _why_ you want to be able to see the children inside the embedded View, (which isn't possible without some weird methods like using messaging) regardless, this sounds like an anti pattern and there is probably something you're trying to do that should be done differently

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**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-refer-to-a-view-inside-another-view/81241/6 "2023-10-31T19:28:11Z")

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Views have no insight into anything you don't see inside the Project Browser panel or the property binding popover visible during configuration of bindings. So while you may place an Embedded View, you don't actually see the children of that View in the Project Browser. The same goes for all Embedding components.