I use the 'this' scope for what would be public static final variable in Java. That is, values that are of use both inside and outside a class, but never change. CF doesn't give you the ability to actually make them read-only (or make them class fields, rather than instance fields), but that's an lack of functionalitythat I live with.
The one other place where I'd say it's "ok" to use the 'this' scope is if you intentionally have a unencapsulated object. I.e. something that is really just a collection of data, not a real object, but you need to package it as a CFC, rather than a Struct, for some reason (like an init() method). cheers, barneyb On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 17:03:43 +0800, James Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone use the THIS scope any more? Having just converted some nasty > old (CF 6.0) CFCs using THIS in external code and all sorts of other bad > things to really nice, new, VARIABLES scope code using getters and setters, > I can't see a use for THIS, except for the return in an init() method. > > Does anyone have a use for THIS that I am missing? > -- 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:4:196185 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
