It's a personal style thing. I like it, because it's consistent with the XHTML I create. I don't have to think about whether I'm writing CFML or XHTML, I just close every tag.
One thing to watch out for, however, is custom tags. The self-close is treated a closing tag, so if your custom tag isn't expecting that, weird problems can arise. In theory, every custom tag will properly check it's executionMode, and react accordingly, possibly by ignoring a close tag that it wasn't expecting, but that's not always the case. <cf_myCustomTag> <cf_myCustomTag /> The first line will call the custom tag once, with executionMode = "start", while the second line will call the custom tag twice, once with executionMode = "start", and then again with executionMode = "end". This goes for CFMODULE calls as well. cheers, barneyb On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 18:14:19 -0500, dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ok this is dumb but was just curious about something > > i have always done cfsets like suck > <cfset blah = "my ex"> > > but i was just browsing through one of charlie griefers articles and i see > he closes the tag, like suck > <cfset blah = "my ex" /> > > the docs dont mention using a closing tag and i have never seen it before so > just curious > > :) > > -- Barney Boisvert [EMAIL PROTECTED] 360.319.6145 http://www.barneyb.com/ Got Gmail? I have 50 invites. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): 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:4:193002 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
