Is `items` a variable that gets created between each node?

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Just trying to understand how the items variable works. Am I correct in thinking that every node wraps up its results into an array called items. I notice in every code node, the items variable contains the results of previous nodes.

Also, I can access same data by looking in items and $("<previous-node-name>").all(). When should I use one over the other?

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hello @jtoh

items is a legacy syntax, that was there before the v1 release. It’s still working, but I would suggest using the correct syntax

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Perfect, thank you for the clarification.

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