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# Differences Between Documentation Sites

Here’s a breakdown of the differences between the Component Library and the reference section of this developer guide.

The Component Library is the place to find reference information and interactive examples. The Reference section in this Developer Guide provides information on system-level tags that are not available elsewhere, as well as the JavaScript API.

| |Component Library|Reference Section in Lightning Aura Components Developer Guide|
|--|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|Component documentation and code samples|![Checkmark icon](https://developer.salesforce.com/media/shared/checkmark.png)  (Documentation tab)| |
|Interactive examples|![Checkmark icon](https://developer.salesforce.com/media/shared/checkmark.png)  (Example tab)| |
|Lightning Design System support|![Checkmark icon](https://developer.salesforce.com/media/shared/checkmark.png)||
|Components in custom namespaces and packages|![Checkmark icon](https://developer.salesforce.com/media/shared/checkmark.png)| |
|JavaScript API| |![Checkmark icon](https://developer.salesforce.com/media/shared/checkmark.png)|
|System tags| |![Checkmark icon](https://developer.salesforce.com/media/shared/checkmark.png)  (`aura:method`, `aura:set`, etc.)|
|Event documentation|![Checkmark icon](https://developer.salesforce.com/media/shared/checkmark.png)| |
|System event documentation|![Checkmark icon](https://developer.salesforce.com/media/shared/checkmark.png)| |
|Interface documentation|![Checkmark icon](https://developer.salesforce.com/media/shared/checkmark.png)| |

Components in custom namespaces display both global and non-global attributes and methods in the authenticated Component Library displayed in an org. Components in managed and unmanaged packages display only global attributes and methods.