> Also in CFMX I would definitely recommend using functions > instead of custom tags -- functions have the advantage of > being slightly more efficient than custom tags as a result of > their "mixed mode" isolation -- that is, they're not as > isolated as custom tags wherein you must specify the caller > scope in order to reference variables from the calling > template and instead require use of the var keyword / scope > to isolate variables. Do remember to isolate all the > function's variables however.
While I prefer functions to custom tags for most uses, myself, I don't agree that they're more efficient in CFMX. They certainly were more efficient in CF 5, but I've seen no significant differentiation between various code reuse methods in CFMX with regard to performance. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
