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# Component Events

A component event is fired from an instance of a component. A component event can be handled by the component that fired the event or by a component in the containment hierarchy that receives the event.

-   **[Component Event Propagation](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/events-component-propagation.md)**  


    The framework supports capture and bubble phases for the propagation of component events. These phases are similar to DOM handling patterns and provide an opportunity for interested components to interact with an event and potentially control the behavior for subsequent handlers.

-   **[Create Custom Component Events](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/events-component-create.md)**  


    Create a custom component event using the `<aura:event>` tag in a .evt resource. Events can contain attributes that can be set before the event is fired and read when the event is handled.

-   **[Fire Component Events](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/events-component-fire.md)**  


    Fire a component event to communicate data to another component. A component event can be handled by the component that fired the event or by a component in the containment hierarchy that receives the event.

-   **[Handling Component Events](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/events-component-handling-intro.md)**  


    A component event can be handled by the component that fired the event or by a component in the containment hierarchy that receives the event.


**See Also**  


-   [aura:method](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/aura-platform/ref/ref-tag-method.md)
-   [Application Events](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/events-application.md)
-   [Handling Events with Client-Side Controllers](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/aura-platform/js/js-client-side-controller.md)
-   [Advanced Events Example](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/events-demo.md)
-   [What is Inherited?](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/aura-platform/oo/oo-whats-inherited.md)