How to access component-specific configurations parameters?

[outsch]

May be again a very basic question, but how can I access parameters which I added to my component in the code of e.g. a site view?
I have tried testing with the following code in the tmpl/default.php of the respective view:

$myParams = $this->app->getParams();
<p>$myParams are:<?php print_r($myParams) ?>

But I only get the result:
$myComponent parameters: Warning: Undefined variable $myParams

And would the name of a config parameter set in the component config be drived from the field name that I used or how else?
Thanaks in advance for any hint.

[kmd-muc]

try:
$params = JComponentHelper::getParams('com_[[[component]]]');
and then:
$my_param = $params->get('my_param');