I think because they are different operators. tag[] is its own operator, whereas childof[] is really a shorthand for field:childof[].
I think you want the contains[] operator: <$list filter="[contains:childof<currentTiddler>]"> On Monday, 21 June 2021 at 14:06:42 UTC+1 mohamed...@hotmail.com wrote: > Thanks Tones, > > I am curious why does <$list filter="[tag<currentTiddler>]"> works fine > , and <$list filter="[childof<currentTiddler>]"> doesnt ? > > they are both fields , so why does one filter work and the other does not. > > On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 4:17:30 AM UTC+2 TW Tones wrote: > >> Mohamed, >> >> You are testing if the whole field value is equal to currentTiddler. >> >> Perhaps try the Search operator and name the childof field. Perhaps child >> of is also parent. See TocP for some tools to help. >> >> Tones >> >> On Monday, 21 June 2021 at 11:07:47 UTC+10 mohamed...@hotmail.com wrote: >> >>> Hi , >>> >>> I have a Customer filed called "childof" >>> >>> I am trying to list all tiddlers that has a value in this filed that >>> matches the title field >>> >>> <$list filter="[childof<currentTiddler>]"> >>> >>> This filter is not returning any values , what am i doing wrong? >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/04ac7638-75c2-41fa-a2ca-dd7a682bd500n%40googlegroups.com.
