# Mustache notation

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mustache-notation/54558>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [1 December 2021 10:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mustache-notation/54558 "2021-12-01T10:21:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![bombjackit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bombjackit/32/51856_2.png) [@bombjackit](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bombjackit)\
**Post date:** [1 December 2021 10:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mustache-notation/54558/1 "2021-12-01T10:21:09Z")

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Hello to everybody, working with nodered I have discovered the mustache notation that is a great simplification, but I have some problem with a particular type of data.

I have this payload["Ox.V.fVar\_5"] : what is the corresponding mustache ? I have tried {{{payload.Ox.V.fVar\_5}}} but nothing.

In my esperience I have discovered that :

1. If I have an array I have to add . number of element : ex payload[0] is {{{payload.0}}}
2. If I have payload["Em[0]"], I can use {{{payload.Em[0]}}}

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [1 December 2021 10:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mustache-notation/54558/2 "2021-12-01T10:23:37Z")

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Hi @bombjackit

the short answer is - you can't. That is a limitation of the mustache syntax. You would need to use a Change node before hand to rename the property to something without a `.` in it.

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**Author:** ![bombjackit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bombjackit/32/51856_2.png) [@bombjackit](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bombjackit)\
**Post date:** [1 December 2021 12:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mustache-notation/54558/3 "2021-12-01T12:29:51Z")

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Thank you very much, I'll try another way.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [30 January 2022 12:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mustache-notation/54558/4 "2022-01-30T12:29:52Z")

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