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A plugin can have Components, Helpers and Behaviors just like a regular CakePHP application. You can even create plugins that consist only of Components, Helpers or Behaviors and can be a great way to build reusable components that can easily be dropped into any project.

Building these components is exactly the same as building it within a regular application, with no special naming convention. Referring to your components from within the plugin also does not require any special reference.

// Component
class ExampleComponent extends Object {

}

// within your Plugin controllers:
var $components = array('Example'); 

1. // Component
2. class ExampleComponent extends Object {
3. }
4. // within your Plugin controllers:
5. var $components = array('Example');

To reference the Component from outside the plugin requires the plugin name to be referenced.

var $components = array('PluginName.Example');
var $components = array('Pizza.Example'); // references ExampleComponent in Pizza plugin.

1. var $components = array('PluginName.Example');
2. var $components = array('Pizza.Example'); // references ExampleComponent in Pizza plugin.

The same technique applies to Helpers and Behaviors.

A plugin can have Components, Helpers and Behaviors just like a regular CakePHP application. You can even create plugins that consist only of Components, Helpers or Behaviors and can be a great way to build reusable components that can easily be dropped into any project.

Building these components is exactly the same as building it within a regular application, with no special naming convention. Referring to your components from within the plugin also does not require any special reference.

// Component
class ExampleComponent extends Object {

}

// within your Plugin controllers:
var $components = array('Example'); 

1. // Component
2. class ExampleComponent extends Object {
3. }
4. // within your Plugin controllers:
5. var $components = array('Example');

To reference the Component from outside the plugin requires the plugin name to be referenced.

var $components = array('PluginName.Example');
var $components = array('Pizza.Example'); // references ExampleComponent in Pizza plugin.

1. var $components = array('PluginName.Example');
2. var $components = array('Pizza.Example'); // references ExampleComponent in Pizza plugin.

The same technique applies to Helpers and Behaviors.