Yep, I am currently using the second method. Thanks, Sean. What is HTH?
Johnny > On 6/17/05, Johnny Le <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a cfc. I am trying to convert several variables into > attributes variables from inside a method, but of course, these > variables are not available outside the cfc. I can convert them into > form or URL variables, but not attributes. Is there a way I can make > these attributes available outside the cfc? > > CFCs are encapsulated to prevent that sort of thing. > > However, if you pass in the attributes struct as an argument to your > method, the method can store values into it via the argument: > > In the CFC: > <cffunction name="foo"> > <cfargument name="attributes" type="struct"> > <cfset arguments.attributes.answer = 42> > </cffunction> > > In the calling code: > <cfset myObj.foo(attributes)> > > Another option would be to create and return a struct in the function > and have the calling code append that to its attributes: > > In the CFC: > <cffunction name="foo" returntype="struct"> > <cfset var attr = structNew()> > <cfset attr.answer = 42> > <cfreturn attr> > </cffunction> > > In the calling code: > <cfset newAttr = myObj.foo()> > <cfset structAppend(attributes,newAttr)> > > HTH > -- > Sean A Corfield -- http://corfield.org/ > Team Fusebox -- http://fusebox.org/ > Got Gmail? -- I have 50, yes 50, invites to give away! > > "If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive." > -- Margaret Atwood ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:209884 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
