# Array of Structs: getindex, slicing, and broadcasting getfield

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/array-of-structs-getindex-slicing-and-broadcasting-getfield/21887>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [March 14, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/array-of-structs-getindex-slicing-and-broadcasting-getfield/21887 "2019-03-14T20:50:37Z")\
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I would suggest defining an accessor function and then broadcasting that function:

```julia
id(s::State) = s.ID

id.(states)

```

Does that work for your use case?

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