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HCL Domino Designer XPages User Guide
This guide focuses on the aspects of creating applications using XPages technology.
Designing composite applications
You can create composite applications from XPages.
Working with components in XPages
Components based on XPages can be developed with Domino® Designer.
Publishing and receiving events (JavaScript™)
You can use Publish and Receive events to communicate among components in an application.

HCL Domino Designer XPages User Guide
This guide focuses on the aspects of creating applications using XPages technology.
- Product overview
  HCL Domino® Designer supports applications development for the HCL Domino platform using XPages, forms, views, and other elements such as controls.
- Tutorials
  This section contains tutorials and information about tutorials.
- Administering applications
  HCL Domino Designer provides features for administering and managing your work and related files while developing your application projects.
- Designing XPages applications
  HCL Domino® Designer provides the means to populate an XPage with controls and other artifacts, and to associate an XPage with data stores.
- Designing composite applications
  You can create composite applications from XPages.
  - Working with components in XPages
    Components based on XPages can be developed with Domino® Designer.
    - Creating a component (JavaScript™)
      Creating a component requires work in both the component and XPage interfaces.
    - Publishing and receiving events (JavaScript™)
      You can use Publish and Receive events to communicate among components in an application.
      - Specifying an event on the component
        On the Events tab in the component, click the Add button to create an event.
      - Publishing an event on the XPage with JavaScript
        On the XPage, you can use a client-side script to publish a defined component event.
      - Publishing an event on the XPage with a simple action
        On the XPage, you can use a client simple action to publish a defined component event.
      - Receiving an event on the XPage
        On the XPage, create an event to receive information from another component.
    - Using parameters
      Parameters require work in both the component and XPage interfaces.
  - Running an XPage as a component in a composite application
    You can run an XPage as a component in a composite application.
- Programming
  XPages uses JavaScript™ for programming while the forms-based design elements use the formula language, LotusScript®, Java™, and JavaScript.

Publishing and receiving events (JavaScript™)

You can use Publish and Receive events to communicate among components in an application.