I would say that there is one case where you would need to create a local copy of a variable that you passed in.
If you are passing in the name of a variable that you are going to use inside the function and then return a copy either as a copy or to overwrite the variable you passed in, you may want to create a local copy of it. For instance, if you had a function that was working with an object in the session scope, but you dont want to manipulate the session scoped object directly, you could pass in the session object, make a copy of it in your local method scope and then pass out the object where you could overwrite the original with the changes. This keeps the original from being used in the meantime while only some of the manipulations have been made. But for most cases, no, you dont need to create a local copy of arguments. -- Ryan Guill BlueEyesDevelopment [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ryanguill.com (270) 217.2399 The Coldfusion Open Application Library - COAL - http://coal.ryanguill.com www.ryanguill.com/ The Roman Empire: www.ryanguill.com/blog/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:217289 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
