This is where I disagree with the whole OO approach and what people consider no nos. I know that the form processor CFC always processes a form. I know that a form will only be posted as a form, never as an URL. I know that the CFC will only be used in a place where a form will be posted to. Why should I do all the form variable validation outside the CFC that's supposed to handle the form? Why do I have to set a cfinvokeargument to pass a form into the CFC if I know that the form will exist for the CFC if it exists on the page. Everything about that particular CFC says forms, so why do I have to do extra work to use what the CFC was created to handle. A CFC is part of a page environment. Do you pass in application, session and client information to a CFC? No, because you know it exists. Why is it different for Form and/or CGI information?
> > into the DB. I'm sure that a CFC depending on environmental data (CGI, > Form, > > etc.) rather than explicitly passing that data in is a violation of some > > rules somewhere. > yeah it is...i think even Forta's intro to CFCs calls this a no no. > But thats more from the standpoint that it hampers reusability. In our > enviroment (as whacky as it is) this would be a BIG no no since Form > data is replicated to URL data and passed to the same page on > subsequent calls. > > > Adam H > > > But then again, I do some strange things with CFCs. > > Take a form that posts it's data to a database. The CFC that does the > work > > for that form will not have any arguments. It's assumed that the form > scope > > exists and I test the variables I want inside the CFC before I enter > then > > into the DB. I'm sure that a CFC depending on environmental data (CGI, > Form, > > etc.) rather than explicitly passing that data in is a violation of some > > rules somewhere. > > > > Actually, the same goes for my logging CFC which assumes that there will > be > > a CGI scope with data for it to use. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware: a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:190857 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
