Remote-access Guide

cffunction remote access

by Cleve Kuphal Jr. Published 2 years ago Updated 1 year ago
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How do I Pass form values to a CFC function?

The SetForm function of the proxy object created by the cfajaxproxy tag causes the proxy to pass the form values as arguments to the next CFC function that you call after the SetForm function. This way, you can pass the current values of fields in a form to a CFC function, which can then do the necessary processing and return a result.

What is the remote remote option?

remote: Available to a locally or remotely executing page or component method, or a remote client through a URL, Flash, or a web service. To publish the function as a web service, this option is required.

What is the difference between a CFC and a display function?

In this example, the CFC contains the functional logic in the methods, which return a result to the calling page, and the calling page displays the results. This structure separates the logic from the display functions, which usually results in more reusable code.

How to use CFC in ColdFusion?

You can access the CFC methods and data as instance elements. You can also use the instance in the cfinvoke tag to invoke the CFC methods. When you instantiate a CFC, data in the CFC is preserved as long as the CFC instance exists, and ColdFusion does not incur the overhead of creating the instance each time you call a method.

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What is CF function?

Usage. The cffunction tag can define a function that you call in the same manner as a ColdFusion built-in function. To define a ColdFusion component (CFC) method, use a cffunction tag. The following example shows cffunction tag attributes for a simple CFC method that returns a ColdFusion Query object.

How do I invoke chlorofluorocarbons?

You can invoke CFC methods directly by specifying the CFC in a URL, or by using HTML and CFML form tags.

How do you write a function in ColdFusion?

To use a ColdFusion function, you write the function name, followed by opening/closing brackets. Any arguments that you pass to the function goes between the brackets.

What is component in ColdFusion?

A ColdFusion component is basically a collection of functions that relate to a given entity, like for example, a customer. You could create a ColdFusion Component that is responsible for the programming logic regarding your customer records. For example, you could create one ColdFusion component called customer.

What is a function in ColdFusion?

Some functions, such as the Now function take no arguments. Other functions require one or more comma-separated arguments and can have additional optional arguments. All ColdFusion functions return a value. For example, Round(3.14159) returns the value 3.

What is Cfinvoke?

Invokes a component method from within a ColdFusion page or component. Invokes a web service. This tag works as follows: Transiently instantiates a component or web service and invokes a method on it. Invokes a method on an instantiated component or web service.

How do you create a object in ColdFusion?

You use the cfobject tag or the CreateObject function to create a named instance of an object. You use other ColdFusion tags, such as cfset and cfoutput, to invoke the object properties and methods. Many of the techniques for creating and using objects apply to both COM and CORBA objects.

What is Cfcomponent?

Description. Creates and defines a component object; encloses functionality that you build in CFML and enclose in cffunction tags. This tag contains one or more cffunction tags that define methods. Code within the body of this tag, other than cffunction tags, is executed when the component is instantiated.

What is the main source of chlorofluorocarbons?

refrigerantsThe most common source of CFCs are refrigerants, but fire suppression systems for aircraft and aerosols also emit CFCs into the atmosphere.

What products contain chlorofluorocarbons?

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are nontoxic, nonflammable chemicals containing atoms of carbon, chlorine, and fluorine. They are used in the manufacture of aerosol sprays, blowing agents for foams and packing materials, as solvents, and as refrigerants.

Is CFC harmful to humans?

Workers should be warned about the hazards of exposure to CFC-113–particularly that exposure can cause death by cardiac arrhythmia or asphyxiation. Furthermore, workers should be warned that CFC-113 is especially hazardous when used in confined spaces or in poorly ventilated areas.

Are CFC still used today?

Production of CFCs ceased in 1995. HCFC production will cease in 2020 (HCFC-22) or 2030 (HCFC-123). This means that although equipment that uses these refrigerants may operate just fine for 20 or 30 years, new or recycled refrigerant to service it may not be available. Don't buy equipment that uses CFC refrigerants.

How to use CFC?

You can use a CFC in two ways: You can instantiate a CFC object, which creates a CFC instance. You then invoke the methods of the instance. You can access the CFC methods and data as instance elements. You can also use the instance in the cfinvoke tag to invoke the CFC methods .

How to invoke a CFC instance?

To invoke a component method of a CFC instance, use the cfinvoke tag and specify the following: The CFC instance name, enclosed in number signs (#), in the component attribute. The method name, in the method attribute. Any parameters.

What is a cfinvoke tag?

The cfinvoke tag can invoke methods on a CFC instance or invoke CFC methods transiently. You can also use the cfinvoke tag to invoke CFC methods from within a CFC.

How to suppress output in ColdFusion?

You can suppress output by specifying output="No" in the cffunction tag. If the CFC returns a result using the cfreturn tag, ColdFusion converts the text to HTML edit format (with special characters replaced by their HTML escape sequences), places the result in a WDDX packet, and includes the packet in the HTML that it returns to the client.

How to invoke a method in CFML?

You can invoke methods of a component instance directly using CFScript or in CFML tags. To invoke component methods directly, use the CreateObject function or cfobject tag to instantiate the component. Thereafter, use the instance name followed by a period and the method that you are calling to invoke an instance of the method. Always use parentheses after the method name, even if the method does not take any parameters.#N#You can use this syntax anywhere that you can use a ColdFusion function, such as in cfset tags or surrounded by number signs in the body of a cfoutput tag.

How to use CFC multiple times in ColdFusion?

If you use a CFC multiple times in a ColdFusion request, or if you use a CFC with persistent properties, use the cfobject tag or CreateObject function to instantiate the CFC before you call its methods.#N#The following example uses the cfobject tag to create an instance of the tellTime CFC.

What happens when you instantiate a CFC?

When you instantiate a CFC, data in the CFC is preserved as long as the CFC instance exists, and ColdFusion does not incur the overhead of creating the instance each time you call a method. Instantiate CFCs to preserve data in the CFC.

Where is the settings.cfm file located?

The settings.cfm file (located in the ckeditor folder) contains the settings of the file manager, such as, configuring upload directory, allowing uploads to the server, and allowed file types.

What is a CFTREE in HTML?

An HTML cftree tag creates an Ajax-based tree data representation that you can populate from a query or a bind expression. The behavior with a query is equivalent to the behavior of applet or Flash trees. Bind expressions let you populate the tree based on the values of other controls or Spry data sets. Also, when you use a bind expression, the tree loads dynamically, getting only the data required for the current display.

What is a leading zero in CFC?

For CFC methods that returns numeric data with a leading zero, for example, zip code 02674, the zero is interpreted by the bind expression as an octal number and its decimal equivalent (in this case 1468) even if you set returnformat="string". To resolve this issue, for URL binds or binds routed by way of a JavaScript function (for example, using cfajaxproxy), you can set returnformat=plain to retain the numeric value. Also, leading zeros are stripped from the suggestion list for autosuggest controls.

What is ColdFusion Ajax?

ColdFusion Ajax-based form controls let you submit Ajax forms in your applications without refreshing the entire page.

How to place label next to cfinput?

To place label text next to a cfinput control that uses an autosuggest attribute and have it display correctly in both Internet Explorer and Firefox, surround the label text in an HTML div tag with a style="float: left" attribute. Also if you have multiple controls, and place them on separate lines, follow the input controls with three <br> tags, as in the following example. Otherwise, the label and control do not lay out properly.

What is validatecredentials in a proxy?

The validateCredentials method checks the password of the user and if it is valid, returns true to the proxy. Because the proxy is synchronous (the default), the doLogin method gets the returned value. If the value is true, it hides the login window; the user can then access the page contents.

Which controls support binding to get control contents?

The cfgrid, cfinput, cfselect, cftextarea, and cftree controls support binding to get control contents.

How to use ColdFusion?

To use a ColdFusion function, you write the function name, followed by opening/closing brackets. Any arguments that you pass to the function goes between the brackets.

What is ColdFusion's scripting language?

ColdFusion also provides the ability for you to create your own functions. There are two ways of doing this: Using CFScript (This is ColdFusion's scripting language. This is different to CFML, looks more like JavaScript) Using the <cffunction> tag.

What is Randrange function?

The following function, RandRange (), returns a random number. We have supplied parameters 1 and 10 which tells it the random number must be between this range.

What is the purpose of argument in ColdFusion?

The purpose of an argument is to provide the function with further info that it needs in order to process. This info could be different depending on the context in which the function is being called. You can either build your own functions, or use one of ColdFusion's built-in functions.

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