# If my holder's alpha equals 0 can its child's alpha be effectively \> 0?

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**Created:** [December 16, 2009, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-my-holders-alpha-equals-0-can-its-childs-alpha-be-effectively-0/301815 "2009-12-16T08:04:31Z")
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### Author: ![Shaedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19b73/32.png) [@Shaedo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Shaedo)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2009, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-my-holders-alpha-equals-0-can-its-childs-alpha-be-effectively-0/301815/1 "2009-12-16T08:04:31Z")

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If my holder’s alpha equals 0 can its child’s alpha be effectively \> 0 ?

In my case I have holders (custom clases) with many children, some of which are holders them selves (with their own children and holders and so on).

I would like to:  
-pick out a single holder from the ‘tree’  
-have all of the 1st level children of that are NOT holders themselves have an alpha of 1.

Thank you for your consideration, I know that I might not be explaining it clearly but I hope it makes sense!

S.