caption: currentTiddler
created: 20141001232824187
modified: 20141002161518301
tags: Variables
title: WidgetVariable: currentTiddler
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki

! Mechanism

The ''currentTiddler'' variable contains the title of the current tiddler. 

The ListWidget assigns the list result to the ''currentTiddler'' variable, unless the `variable` attribute is specified.

A couple of [[Widgets]] and [[Macros]] by default apply to the tiddler according to the ''currentTiddler'' variable. 

The TranscludeWidget (or WikiText `{{||TemplateTitle}}`) transcludes a tiddler without changing the ''currentTiddler'' variable.

! Using currentTiddler Variable

These mechanisms together allow you to write references like `<$view field="title" format="link"/>` in TemplateTiddlers or inside the ListWidget hierarchy without explicitly specifying the tiddler that it applies to.

See also [[WidgetVariable: storyTiddler]] and [[WidgetVariable: currentTiddler]]