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# AWS::AmplifyUIBuilder::Component ComponentEvent
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The `ComponentEvent` property specifies the configuration of an event. You can bind an event and a corresponding action to a `Component` or a `ComponentChild`. A button click is an example of an event. 

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[Action](#cfn-amplifyuibuilder-component-componentevent-action)" : String,
  "[BindingEvent](#cfn-amplifyuibuilder-component-componentevent-bindingevent)" : String,
  "[Parameters](#cfn-amplifyuibuilder-component-componentevent-parameters)" : ActionParameters
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [Action](#cfn-amplifyuibuilder-component-componentevent-action): String
  [BindingEvent](#cfn-amplifyuibuilder-component-componentevent-bindingevent): String
  [Parameters](#cfn-amplifyuibuilder-component-componentevent-parameters): 
    ActionParameters
```

## Properties
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`Action`  <a name="cfn-amplifyuibuilder-component-componentevent-action"></a>
The action to perform when a specific event is raised.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`BindingEvent`  <a name="cfn-amplifyuibuilder-component-componentevent-bindingevent"></a>
Binds an event to an action on a component. When you specify a `bindingEvent`, the event is called when the action is performed.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Parameters`  <a name="cfn-amplifyuibuilder-component-componentevent-parameters"></a>
Describes information about the action.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [ActionParameters](aws-properties-amplifyuibuilder-component-actionparameters.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)