Thing Context

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See Also: Thing Target References

A "thing" context is very similar to a "pick" context, except that a "thing" context represents a thing that has not yet been added to a container and therefore lacks any dynamic state. As a result, the "thing" context is much more restrictive than the "pick" context. From within a "thing" context, you can utilize the following set of valid context transitions:

state	Transitions to the state context. Example: this.state
hero	Transitions to the hero context corresponding to the hero that the thing will be potentially added to. Example: this.hero
field[id]	Transitions to the field context corresponding to the field within the current thing that has the id specified. If the given field does not exist for the current thing, the transition fails to resolve. Example: this.field[myfield] NOTE! Within things and picks, there are a number of pre-defined pseudo-fields that are always defined and that allow access to facets of the pick that are not governed by user-defined fields. These pseudo-fields behave like normal fields in all respects within scripts, except that some are read-only. The list of pre-defined fields can be found elsewhere in the Kit Reference documentation.
linkage[id]	Transitions to the pick context corresponding to the linkage with the id specified. If the linkage is not defined, an error is reported. Example: this.linkage[mylink]