> Is it safe to call cfmodule from within a CFC stored in the > application scope? I think the example below is safe because > the custom tag only manipulates the caller's var scope. Can > anybody see any other problems? > > <!--- MyComponent.cfc ---> > <cfcomponent> > <cffunction name="init" access="public" output="true" > returntype="MyComponent"> > <cfreturn this/> > </cffunction> > > <cffunction name="runCustomTag" returntype="date" output="true"> > <cfset var tagOutput = ""/> > <cfmodule template="MyCustomTag.cfm" > outputVariable="tagOutput" /> > <cfreturn tagOutput/> > </cffunction> > </cfcomponent> > > <!--- MyCustomTag.cfm ---> > <cfparam name="Attributes.outputVariable" type="string"/> > <cfset Caller[attributes.outputVariable] = now()/> <cfexit > method="exittag"/>
There's nothing inherently unsafe about using a custom tag within a component, but it appears that your custom tag returns a value to the component; generally, this kind of logic is better written as a function or a separate component in its own right. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales & marketing dashboard RIAâs for your business. Upgrade now http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:271646 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
