Object Types

An attribute can have a type corresponding to an Object.

1swfobject.registerObject("clippy.codeblock-0", "9");
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17<aura:attribute name="data" type="Object" />

For example, you may want to create an attribute of type Object to pass a JavaScript array as an event parameter. In the component event, declare the event parameter using aura:attribute.

1swfobject.registerObject("clippy.codeblock-1", "9");
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17<aura:event type="COMPONENT">
18    <aura:attribute name="arrayAsObject" type="Object" />
19<aura:event>

In JavaScript code, you can set the attribute of type Object.

1swfobject.registerObject("clippy.codeblock-2", "9");
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17// Set the event parameters
18var event = component.getEvent(eventType);
19event.setParams({
20    arrayAsObject:["file1", "file2", "file3"]
21});
22event.fire();