[CFCDEV] Component initialization and memory space allocation

[Jason Davey]

Hello:   Can anyone tell me if there is a difference in memory space allocation in the following two example implementations on initializing component properties? The reason I ask, is that I'd prefer to call the init() method from within the construction code but don't want to run into variable memory allocation debugging down the line when the component gets complex.     Example 1: set component properties in the pseudo-constructor space between the <cfcomponent... tag and the first function using inline code.     <cfcomponent displayname="Address Class" hint="Address Class">       <!--- Property constructor for this class --->     <cfscript>         addressTypes = "company,other,home,mailing,form";         variables.props = StructNew();         variables.props.addressStreet = application.stringNull;         variables.props.addressCity = application.stringNull;         variables.props.addressState = application.stringNull;         variables.props.addressPostalCode = application.stringNull;         variables.props.addressCountry = application.stringNull;         variables.props.addressType = application.stringNull;     </cfscript>   Example 2: set component properties in the pseudo-constructor space between the <cfcomponent... tag and the first function calling a init() function.     <cfcomponent displayname="Address Class" hint="Address Class">       <!--- Property constructor for this class --->     <cfscript>       init();     </cfscript> ...   The init() function…     <cffunction name="init" access="public" returntype="address" output="false" displayname="" hint="I set values to address instance properties.">         <cfargument name="argStreet" type="string" required="false" default=application.stringNull/>         <cfargument name="argCity" type="string" required="false" default=application.stringNull/>         <cfargument name="argState" type="string" required="false" default=application.stringNull/>         <cfargument name="argPostalCode" type="string" required="false" default=application.stringNull/>         <cfargument name="argCountry" type="string" required="false" default=application.stringNull/>         <cfargument name="argType" type="string" required="false" default=application.defaultAddressType/>           <cfscript>             addressTypes = "company,other,home,mailing,form";             variables.props.addressStreet = arguments.argStreet;             variables.props.addressCity = arguments.argCity;             variables.props.addressState = arguments.argState;             variables.props.addressPostalCode = arguments.argPostalCode;             variables.props.addressCountry = arguments.argCountry;             variables.props.addressType = setAddressType(arguments.argType);             return this;         </cfscript>     </cffunction>     Thanks for any thoughts,   Jason D.      You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, please follow the instructions at http://www.cfczone.org/listserv.cfm CFCDev is supported by: Katapult Media, Inc. We are cool code geeks looking for fun projects to rock! www.katapultmedia.com An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/cfcdev@cfczone.org