Lightning · Salesforce Basic

AURA: Updated URL Parameter Value in JS File

I was working on a page in Aura component and the page is loaded on click of a button from a related list(It can also load from a quick Action button). AURA components have a behavior that a component loads with value in cache memory. Which means, AURA component can sometimes load the previously clicked value from URL. Behavior is unpredictable. Which means, Component can load updated value or it can also load previous URL parameter value. For which user may have to click refresh button to load new info.

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AURA: Clear cache while loading a Lightning Component.

Usually because of cachable=true in apex class, you see results in lightning Aura component same as previous one, Event thought the records are updates, you do not see any updated values. To prevent Lightning aura component from loading component with same results we need to clear cached value.

To clear cache, you have to fire refreshview on component as shown below.

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Events in Lightning Component and Visualforce page using Lightning Message Service (LMS)

Events in Lightning Component and Visualforce Pages using Lightning Message Channel

Consider a scenario where you are working on multiple components and in which there are Visualforce pages, Lightning Aura Components, Lightning Web Components. We know that we have Lightning Aura Events (Application Event and Component Event) which works in Lightning Aura Component. But what if there is a scenario where you want to send an event across component whether it is between Aura Component or a Web Component or a Visualforce page. Or combination of all three.

Salesforce has introduced Lightning Web Component Message Service (lightning-message-service). It is used to communicate across the DOM between Visualforce pages, Aura components, and Lightning web components, including components in a pop-out utility bar. To communicate across DOM there should be a channel. And salesforce has provided Lightning Message Channel to communicate.

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