# How to override "." for field access?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-override-for-field-access/7593>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [December 7, 2017, 5:59am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-override-for-field-access/7593 "2017-12-07T05:59:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Qiyamah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/qiyamah/32/2660_2.png) [@Qiyamah](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Qiyamah)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 5:59am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-override-for-field-access/7593/1 "2017-12-07T05:59:27Z")

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Hi,

I want to override . for accessing fields. How should i do that?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![quinnj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/quinnj/32/11_2.png) [@quinnj](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/quinnj)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 6:21am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-override-for-field-access/7593/2 "2017-12-07T06:21:23Z")

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Wait for the ability to actually do that: [https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/24960](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/24960)

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**Author:** ![Qiyamah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/qiyamah/32/2660_2.png) [@Qiyamah](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Qiyamah)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 6:53am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-override-for-field-access/7593/3 "2017-12-07T06:53:08Z")

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Estimate on that?