A datagrid as you refered to it is exactly the example I am thinking of. We just use custom tags here to do what you are describing. Now our system was developed long before CFCs were even available. I could see how maybe it would be easier using some Set/Get functions over potentially a lot of attributes. Although we actually do not run into a problem with a lot of attributes as is.
I have been wanting to redo a form builder tag we have here for awhile and have often debated if I would benifit any over doing it in a CFC instead. On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 12:28:04 -0500, Burns, John D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Someone I work with uses CFCs for UI. For instance, something he did is > make a CFC that runs a query and returns a recordset. He then passes the > recordset to a UI CFC and it formats the results in a datagrid fashion. > I believe the default action is to take the column names and make them > table headers with a specific look and sorting functionality and then > display the data in cells below the header. There's also functionality > to map a "display name" to a column and also to limit which columns are > displayed. This is used on a reporting site that uses these datagrid > displays all over. So now, he can control the UI on the majority of the > site within 1 simple CFC. I haven't used it yet or looked into it at > great length, but in theory it sounds like a pretty good idea. > > John Burns > Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer > Wyle Laboratories, Inc. | Web Developer > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:197290 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
