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Namespace Usage Examples and Reference

This topic provides examples of referencing components, objects, fields, and so on, in Aura components code.
Examples are provided for the following.
  • Components, events, and interfaces in your organization
  • Custom objects in your organization
  • Custom fields on standard and custom objects in your organization
  • Server-side Apex controllers in your organization
  • Dynamic creation of components in JavaScript
  • Static resources in your organization

Organizations with No Namespace Prefix Set

The following illustrates references to elements in your organization when your organization doesn’t have a namespace prefix set. References use the default namespace, c, where necessary.

Referenced Item Example
Component used in markup <c:myComponent />
Component used in a system attribute <aura:component extends="c:myComponent">

<aura:component implements="c:myInterface">

Apex controller <aura:component controller="ExpenseController">
Custom object in attribute data type <aura:attribute name="expense" type="Expense__c" />
Custom object or custom field in attribute defaults
1<aura:attribute name="newExpense" type="Expense__c"
2    default="{ 'sobjectType': 'Expense__c',
3               'Name': '',
4               'Amount__c': 0,
5
6    }" />
Custom field in an expression <lightning:inputNumber type="number" value="{!v.newExpense.Amount__c}" label=… />
Custom field in a JavaScript function
1updateTotal: function(component) {
2
3    for(var i = 0 ; i < expenses.length ; i++){
4        var exp = expenses[i];
5        total += exp.Amount__c;
6    }
7
8}
Component created dynamically in a JavaScript function
1var myCmp = $A.createComponent("c:myComponent", {},
2    function(myCmp) { }
3);
Interface comparison in a JavaScript function aCmp.isInstanceOf("c:myInterface")
Event registration <aura:registerEvent type="c:updateExpenseItem" name=… />
Event handler <aura:handler event="c:updateExpenseItem" action=… />
Explicit dependency <aura:dependency resource="markup://c:myComponent" />
Application event in a JavaScript function var updateEvent = $A.get("e.c:updateExpenseItem");
Static resources <ltng:require scripts="{!$Resource.resourceName}" styles="{!$Resource.resourceName}" />

Organizations with a Namespace Prefix

The following illustrates references to elements in your organization when your organization has set a namespace prefix. References use an example namespace yournamespace.

Referenced Item Example
Component used in markup <yournamespace:myComponent />
Component used in a system attribute <aura:component extends="yournamespace:myComponent">

<aura:component implements="yournamespace:myInterface">

Apex controller <aura:component controller="yournamespace.ExpenseController">
Custom object in attribute data type <aura:attribute name="expenses" type="yournamespace__Expense__c[]" />
Custom object or custom field in attribute defaults
1<aura:attribute name="newExpense" type="yournamespace__Expense__c"
2    default="{ 'sobjectType': 'yournamespace__Expense__c',
3               'Name': '',
4               'yournamespace__Amount__c': 0,
5
6    }" />
Custom field in an expression <lightning:input type="number" value="{!v.newExpense.yournamespace__Amount__c}" label=… />
Custom field in a JavaScript function
1updateTotal: function(component) {
2
3    for(var i = 0 ; i < expenses.length ; i++){
4        var exp = expenses[i];
5        total += exp.yournamespace__Amount__c;
6    }
7
8}
Component created dynamically in a JavaScript function
1var myCmp = $A.createComponent("yournamespace:myComponent",
2    {},
3    function(myCmp) { }
4);
Interface comparison in a JavaScript function aCmp.isInstanceOf("yournamespace:myInterface")
Event registration <aura:registerEvent type="yournamespace:updateExpenseItem" name=… />
Event handler <aura:handler event="yournamespace:updateExpenseItem" action=… />
Explicit dependency <aura:dependency resource="markup://yournamespace:myComponent" />
Application event in a JavaScript function var updateEvent = $A.get("e.yournamespace:updateExpenseItem");
Static resources <ltng:require scripts="{!$Resource.yournamespace__resourceName}" styles="{!$Resource.yournamespace__resourceName}" />