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addHandler()

Deprecated. Use addEventHandler() instead.

Signature

addHandler(String eventName, Object valueProvider, Object actionExpression, Boolean insert, String phase, Boolean includeFacets)

Parameters

eventName
Type: String
The name of the event to handle. For a component event, set this argument to match the name attribute of the aura:registerEvent tag. For an application event, set this argument to match the event descriptor, namespace:eventName.
valueProvider
Type: Object
The value provider to use for resolving the actionExpression.
actionExpression
Type: Object
The expression to use for resolving the handler action against the given valueProvider.
insert
Type: Boolean
If true, put the handler at the beginning instead of the end of the handler array.
phase
Type: String
Optional. The event bubbling phase for which to add the handler. The default value is "bubble".
includeFacets
Type: Boolean
If true, attempts to catch events generated by components transcluded by facets; for example v.body.