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# SharinPix Form Formula: Referencing Repeated Section Fields
## Overview
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The Repeated Section question can be used to add any number of pre-defined sections when filling out a form. Each added section can contain its own set values which can be referenced inside formula fields.
This article covers the following:
* [Referencing Repeated Section Fields](#referencing-repeated-section-fields)
* [Demo: Displaying Comments Field Based on Broken Item Count](#demo-displaying-comments-field-based-on-broken-item-count)
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## Getting Started
### Referencing Repeated Section Fields
To reference a nested question from a repeated section in a formula field, use:
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The above expression returns a **list** of all `` values.
#### Example:
Consider a repeated section with API name `RoomItems` with a nested question having API name `Status`
In a formula field, you can reference the nested `Status` field as shown below:
Because `Status` is inside the `RoomItems` repeated section, `RoomItems.Status` returns a **list of values** – one value for each added *Room Item*
`RoomItems.Status` will return `['Dirty', 'Clean', 'Broken']` for the *Room Items* below:
## Demo: Displaying Comments Field Based on Broken Item Count
This example demonstrates referencing a repeated section field in a formula field within a Room Inspection example. If two or more items are broken, an additional required question will be visible to provide more information on the damage and follow-up actions required.
The diagram below shows a *text area* question configured with a visibility formula. This question is configured to be visible when two or more *Room Items* have *Status* "Broken"
The formula uses the `COUNTMATCHES` function to count the number of times the value `"Broken"` is found in the list returned by `RoomItems.Status`.
The diagram below shows the form filled with only one broken *Room Item.*
The diagram below shows the form with the *text area* question visible once a second broken *Room Item* is added.
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