"pseudo constructor" is pretty much the de-facto way to describe code that runs outside of any cffunction tags in a CFC. I'd actually argue that by trying to come up with yet another way to label it, you're inadvertently making it more confusing than it already is. Sometimes you just have to obey the crowd. ;-)
Regards, Brian On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 6:12 AM, Andrew Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wouldn't call that a pseudo constructor. I do realise thats what has > been adopted, does it make it right. No I don't believe so. > > Because technically it is not.... I do know that is what people are > saying, and for the life of me I do not know why. > > Consider this then.. > > > <cfcomponent> > ..... Set some local variables > > ..... Some private and public methods. > > </cfcomponent> > > By such definition, if we instantiate the above code and the > cfcomponent is a pseudo constructor. Then by that same definition we > would then have to say that the methods are now a nested class. > > just because Coldfusion doesn't have a constructor by default, doesn't > mean we should make it more confusing than it already is. i understand > why people are thinking this way, but I don't believe it should > continue in that manner either. > > Just my opinion. > > > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 5:05 PM, James Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > No, he means the pseudo constructor, before and outside of any of the > > methods within Application.cfc. > > > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 1:56 PM, Andrew Scott > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > pseudo constructor? > > > > > > I think, you mean defined as local variables to that component. > > > > -- > > mxAjax / CFAjax docs and other useful articles: > > http://www.bifrost.com.au/blog/ > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:304393 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
