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[`BaseComponent`](BaseComponent) › [`then`](BaseComponent/then)
## BaseComponent.then() method
Facilitates chaining
0.9.7
**Signature:**
```typescript
then(cb: (component: this) => any): this;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| <code>cb</code> | <code>(component: this) => any</code> | |
**Returns:**
`this`