i second Aaron, but i'd take it a step further and scope the variable when setting it.
<cfset variables.foo = "bar" /> while there are (rare) occassions when you actually don't want to scope variables, they're few and far between. a general rule of thumb is to scope all of your variables. including the local (variables) scope. On 10/18/05, Aaron Rouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I forgot to mention, I typically will just refer to anything within the > variables scope with the scope prefixed. So in your exampled I would do > <cfset foo = "bar" /><cfoutput>#Variables.foo#</cfoutput> I have gotten into > this happen due to years of working with other peoples code who hardly scope > much of anything and make it a little harder to debug errors when trying to > figure out where "foo" came in from. > > On 10/18/05, Aaron Rouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Yeah, <cfset foo = "bar" /> is making a variable named foo within the > > variables scope. > > > > On 10/18/05, Duncan < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > ok so these particular scopes dont get searched through if an unamed var > > > is > > > present. > > > > > > Do I also understand that if you do this: > > > > > > <cfset foo = "bar" /> > > > <cfoutput>#foo#</cfoutput> > > > > > > a) foo is actually sitting in the variables scope? > > > b) and that foo is only available to > > > - child templates included with cfinclude and > > > - this current template > > > > > > Is this correct? > > > > > > On 10/19/05, Nathan Strutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Charlie, > > > > > > > > You mean: > > > > > > > > <cfset application.foo = "bar" /> > > > > <cfoutput>#foo#</cfoutput> > > > > > > > > although they'll both throw the same exception. > > > > > > > > Duncan, one of my favorite spots in the livedocs (well, it was until i > > > > > > > memorized it all...) is this one, dealing directly with your question: > > > > http://livedocs.macromedia.com/coldfusion/7/htmldocs/00000911.htm > > > > > > > > Though, I think i like the one from cfmx 6.0 better: > > > > > > > > http://livedocs.macromedia.com/coldfusion/6/Developing_ColdFusion_MX_Applications_with_CFML/Variables7.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -nathan strutz > > > > http://www.dopefly.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 10/18/05, Charlie Griefer < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I believe those scopes need to be explicitly ...um...scoped :) > > > > > > > > > > e.g. > > > > > > > > > > <cfset application.foo = "bar" /> > > > > > <cfoutput>#bar#</cfoutput> > > > > > > > > > > will result in an error, since CF hunts thru the specific scopes > > > > > (query, arguments, variables, cgi, url, form, client) and does not > > > > > encounter 'bar' in any of them. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 10/18/05, Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I was just thumbing through my CFMX7 Developer Exam StudyGuide and > > > > > > > there is > > > > > > a section that lists the evaluation order of the scopes of CF. > > > > Something is > > > > > > bugging me though - when does application. session. server. > > > request. > > > > get > > > > > > evaluated? > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Duncan I Loxton > > > > > > www.sixfive.co.uk <http://www.sixfive.co.uk> > > > > > > <http://www.sixfive.co.uk > > > > <http://www.sixfive.co.uk > > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > "I can only please one person per day. Today is not looking good. > > > > Tomorrow > > > > > > isn't looking much better." Dilbert > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:221438 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
