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Component templates are stored with the component class file. The files have a ".tml" extension (i.e., _T_apestry _M_arkup _L_anguageTapestry Markup Language), and are stored in the same package as corresponding component class.
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Under the covers, expansions are the same as as parameter bindings. The default binding prefix for expansions is "prop:" (that is, the name of a property or a property expression), but other binding prefixes are useful, especially "message:" (to access a localized message from the component's message catalog).
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