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Context, Workflows & Global Variables

Olumise

5 months ago

Hi Guys,
I have a couple of questions, I will appreciate if anyone can help:
1) I am having a hard time understanding Contexts and Workflows in Toddle, I see them in some packages, but I don’t understand how they do what they do.
2) How can I make a particular variable Global, what I mean is , how can I make a variable be available to use in other pages. I found out that if I create a variable in a particular page, I can’t use it in another page.

Thank you
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A-Chivas

5 months ago

plz help admin Team toddle
@Olumise
Hi Guys,
I have a couple of questions, I will appreciate if anyone can help:
1) I am having a hard time understanding Contexts and Workflows in Toddle, I see them in some packages, but I don’t understand how they do what they do.
2) How can I make a particular variable Global, what I mean is , how can I make a variable be available to use in other pages. I found out that if I create a variable in a particular page, I can’t use it in another page.

Thank you
Tom Ireland

5 months ago

Variables have a specific scope - page or component. See https://toddle.dev/docs/variables for more information on this.

Context allows data to be passed between components without having to pass everything down through attributes and back via events.

In your case, if you wanted to make data available to a component, you’d need to make it available in context or pass it via an attribute.

Can you share what you’re trying to do? Either myself or someone else in the community might be able to help provide some specific examples.

Have you checked out the documentation and toddle’s YT channel? There’s a good amount of information readily available.
@Olumise
Hi Guys,
I have a couple of questions, I will appreciate if anyone can help:
1) I am having a hard time understanding Contexts and Workflows in Toddle, I see them in some packages, but I don’t understand how they do what they do.
2) How can I make a particular variable Global, what I mean is , how can I make a variable be available to use in other pages. I found out that if I create a variable in a particular page, I can’t use it in another page.

Thank you
Lucas G

5 months ago

Take a look at the videos in the toddle channel, they cover them pretty well
@Tom Ireland
Variables have a specific scope - page or component. See https://toddle.dev/docs/variables for more information on this.

Context allows data to be passed between components without having to pass everything down through attributes and back via events.

In your case, if you wanted to make data available to a component, you’d need to make it available in context or pass it via an attribute.

Can you share what you’re trying to do? Either myself or someone else in the community might be able to help provide some specific examples.

Have you checked out the documentation and toddle’s YT channel? There’s a good amount of information readily available.
A-Chivas

4 months ago

Hi @Tom Ireland I am creating notification thing for success and error on nearly all api calls, so I need to set them manually eveerytime, workflow helps but I need to copy paste them from one page to another, would be great if I coud easily access them on all pages
Lucas G

4 months ago

That’s what contexts are for. If you create them in a global wrapper or at top of element tree then all child elements can access it

Context, Workflows & Global Variables

Olumise

A-Chivas

Tom Ireland

Lucas G

A-Chivas

Lucas G