angularjs ui-router parent state -

using angularjs , ui-router can i:

a.) define custom variables when defining state (see 'data' below). success, wanted make sure proper.

.state('parent', {url:'/parent', templateurl: 'views/parent.html', abstract: true, data: {stuff: 'stuff'}}) 

b.) have child state inherit variable data ( how? )

.state('parent.child',   {url:'/child', templateurl: 'views/parent.child.html', data: parent.data}) 

?

you don't specify "data" child state, inherited parent/abstracted state. access :

$state.current.data