# Vision Self Reference Custom Properties

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-self-reference-custom-properties/93026>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision, perspective\
**Created:** [July 10, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-self-reference-custom-properties/93026 "2024-07-10T17:03:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jake\_Mehochko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/97f17d/32.png) [@Jake\_Mehochko](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jake_Mehochko)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-self-reference-custom-properties/93026/1 "2024-07-10T17:03:02Z")

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In Perspective, you are able to reference custom properties in expressions by using script like this tag({this.custom.tagPath}). Does Vision have anything similar to this? Or am I forced to reference Root Container.Label13.tagPath?

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**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:** [July 10, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-self-reference-custom-properties/93026/2 "2024-07-10T17:39:43Z")

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Not in expressions, no.

However, under the hood, property self-references within a component are handled as relative when cutting/copying/pasting in the designer, for a similar effect.

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**Author:** ![Jake\_Mehochko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/97f17d/32.png) [@Jake\_Mehochko](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jake_Mehochko)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vision-self-reference-custom-properties/93026/3 "2024-07-10T17:53:52Z")

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That works for my purposes, thanks!