# ComponentChild
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A nested UI configuration within a parent `Component`.

## Contents
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 ** componentType **   <a name="amplifyuibuilder-Type-ComponentChild-componentType"></a>
The type of the child component.   
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** name **   <a name="amplifyuibuilder-Type-ComponentChild-name"></a>
The name of the child component.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** properties **   <a name="amplifyuibuilder-Type-ComponentChild-properties"></a>
Describes the properties of the child component. You can't specify `tags` as a valid property for `properties`.  
Type: String to [ComponentProperty](API_ComponentProperty.md) object map  
Required: Yes

 ** children **   <a name="amplifyuibuilder-Type-ComponentChild-children"></a>
The list of `ComponentChild` instances for this component.  
Type: Array of [ComponentChild](#API_ComponentChild) objects  
Required: No

 ** events **   <a name="amplifyuibuilder-Type-ComponentChild-events"></a>
Describes the events that can be raised on the child component. Use for the workflow feature in Amplify Studio that allows you to bind events and actions to components.  
Type: String to [ComponentEvent](API_ComponentEvent.md) object map  
Required: No

 ** sourceId **   <a name="amplifyuibuilder-Type-ComponentChild-sourceId"></a>
The unique ID of the child component in its original source system, such as Figma.  
Type: String  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/amplifyuibuilder-2021-08-11/ComponentChild) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/amplifyuibuilder-2021-08-11/ComponentChild) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/amplifyuibuilder-2021-08-11/ComponentChild)