> > CFINVOKE and createObject are very different beasts. CFOBJECT and > > createObject are the same, but CFINVOKE creates and instance of the > > CFC, calls the specified method on it, and then lets the instance > > disappear, with no hope of holding on to it for future reuse. > > What if the method you call with cfinvoke returns an instance of > the CFC?
Presumably, from you this is a rhetorical question, but the answer is that you will have an instance variable which you can later use to call methods of that instance. However, the typical use case for CFINVOKE is to call methods of stateless or static objects, in my experience. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ phone: 202-797-5496 fax: 202-797-5444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:185602 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
