# Virtual attributes mirroring Ecto's virtual fields

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/virtual-attributes-mirroring-ectos-virtual-fields/58608>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** virtual-fields, ash\
**Created:** [October 1, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/virtual-attributes-mirroring-ectos-virtual-fields/58608 "2023-10-01T11:49:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/virtual-attributes-mirroring-ectos-virtual-fields/58608/8 "2024-09-23T04:15:30Z")

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Correct. They are stored in an `{:array, :map}` attribute.

I wanted to make a custom\_field the like an attribute on a resource, but your proposal works for now. Thanks for the proposal.

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