Bean Getter/Setter Return Types

[Robert Rawlins - Think Blue]

Hello Guys,

 

This is just a little something I've been meaning to check up for a long
time. If I've got bean which has other bean instances passed into its
constructors or setters, what is the value of the 'type' attribute meant to
be? At the moment I have it set to 'any' but have a feeling this probably
isn't correct, for instance, take a look at this code.

 

                <cfscript>

                                // Set Class Properties

                                VARIABLES.Instance = structNew();

                                VARIABLES.Instamce.Framework = "";

                </cfscript>

 

                <!--- Class Constructor Method --->

                <cffunction name="init" access="public" output="false"
returntype="Products" hint="I'm the class constructor method">

                                <cfargument name="Framework" type="any"
required="true" hint="The Application Framework" />

                                                <cfscript>

                                                                // Set Class
Properties

 
setFramework(ARGUMENTS.Framework);

                                                </cfscript>

                                <cfreturn this />

                </cffunction>

                

                <!--- Set Framework --->

                <cffunction name="setFramework" access="public"
output="false" returntype="void" hint="I set the application framework">

                                <cfargument name="Framework" type="any"
required="true" hint="The Application Framework" />

                                                <cfscript>

                                                                // Set
framework

 
VARIABLES.Instance.Framework = ARGUMENTS.Framework;

                                                </cfscript>

                </cffunction>

                

                <!--- Get Framework --->

                <cffunction name="getFramework" access="public"
output="false" returntype="any" hint="I get the application framework">

                                <cfreturn VARIABLES.Instance.Framework />

                </cffunction>

                

                <!--- Get Instance --->

                <cffunction name="getInstance" access="public"
output="false" returntype="void" hint="I get the entire instance structure">

                                <cfreturn VARIABLES.Instance />

                </cffunction>

 

Now when I pass the framework in using coldspring, should that argument type
be 'any'? or 'Framework'? or 'ModelGlue.Unity.Framework'? I have no idea,
and the same goes for the 'returntype' of the getFramework() function.

 

If you guys can shed a little light it would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

Rob



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