Yeah makes sense, cheers.
Taco Fleur > -----Original Message----- > From: Barney Boisvert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 6 January 2005 3:16 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: [object name].scope > > > What's the actual output versus the expected output? I'd say > expected would be this: > > scopetest scope > unknown scope > parent scope > unknown scope > this scope > > unscoped (your unknown scope) is shorthand for the variables scope. > the 'this' scope is actually a subscope of 'variables', so > #this.test# is equivalent to #variables.this.test# from > within the CFC. The 'variables' scope (including the 'this' > scope) is inherited by subclasses. Your "special" > object-name scope, is nothing more than a struct inside the > 'variables' scope, exactly as you'd expect to have happen in > "normal" CFML code. Since the 'variables' scope is private, > your new struct is also private. > > cheers, > barneyb > > On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 14:37:18 +1000, Taco Fleur > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Following is just interesting, when I read about CFC scopes > I always > > hear about the private and public scope, i.e. > > > > this.test = public > > variables.test = private > > test = private > > > > But it appears that the name of the object is also a (seperate) > > private scope, see following: > > > > ****** Save as ScopeTest.cfc > > <cfcomponent extends="Parent"> > > > > <cfscript> > > ScopeTest.test = "Hello there! I'm in the ScopeTest Scope"; > > variables.test = "Hello there! I'm in the ScopeTest Variables"; > > //Parent.test = "Hello there! I'm in the Parent Scope"; > > test = "Hello there! I'm in the unknown Scope"; > > this.test = "Hello there! I'm in the this Scope"; > > </cfscript> > > > > <cffunction > > name="test1" > > access="public" > > returntype="string"> > > > > <cfreturn ScopeTest.test> > > </cffunction> > > > > <cffunction > > name="test2" > > access="public" > > returntype="string"> > > > > <cfreturn variables.test> > > </cffunction> > > > > <cffunction > > name="test3" > > access="public" > > returntype="string"> > > > > <cfreturn Parent.test> > > </cffunction> > > > > <cffunction > > name="test4" > > access="public" > > returntype="string"> > > > > <cfreturn test> > > </cffunction> > > > > <cffunction > > name="test5" > > access="public" > > returntype="string"> > > > > <cfreturn this.test> > > </cffunction> > > > > </cfcomponent> > > > > ***** Save as Parent.cfc > > > > <cfcomponent> > > > > <cfscript> > > Parent.test = "Hello there! I'm in the Parent Scope1"; > > </cfscript> > > > > </cfcomponent> > > > > ****** Code to test > > > > <cfscript> > > Object = createObject( "component", "ScopeTest" ); </cfscript> > > <cfoutput> > > #Object.test1()#<br> > > #Object.test2()#<br> > > #Object.test3()#<br> > > #Object.test4()#<br> > > #Object.test5()#<br> > > </cfoutput> > > > > Is this already documented and known, or am I off with the fairies > > again?? You would think that [object name] would be the same as > > [this], not? > > > > Taco Fleur > > -- > Barney Boisvert > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 360.319.6145 > http://www.barneyb.com/ > > Got Gmail? I have 9 invites. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:189478 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=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54

