Lightning Aura Components Developer Guide

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getReference()

Returns a live reference to the value indicated using property syntax. This method is useful when you dynamically create a component.

Signature

getReference(String key)

Parameters

key
Type: String
The data key for which to return a reference.

Returns

Type: PropertyReferenceValue
A property reference value.