If the value is in the this scope, or in the global, unnamed scope, the 'lower' CFC can access it. However, you probably want to use a method in the parent cfc, like getFoo(), to get the data.
======================================================================= Raymond Camden, ColdFusion Jedi Master for Mindseye, Inc Member of Team Macromedia (http://www.macromedia.com/go/teammacromedia) Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog : www.camdenfamily.com/morpheus/blog Yahoo IM : morpheus "My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 8:37 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: accessing parent cfc's variables > > > If I have a cfc that is nested in another cfc, is there a way > to access the parent object's variables? > > I have something like this. > > <cfif NOT isDefined("session.user.order")> > <cfset order = createObject("component", "cfc\order")> > <cfset session.user.order = order> > </cfif> > > I have a method in the order object that needs to access a > variable in the this scope of the user object. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
