self
From Documentation
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setVisible: Sets whether this component is visible.setParent: Sets the parent component.removeChild: Removes a child.
Because self will be cast to evaluating component, therefore its api is not limited to Component.
For example
<tab label="OnDemand" onSelect="load(self.linkedPanel)"/>
linkedPanel is mapping to getLinkedPanel of Tab.java