I was under the impression that a "pseudo constructor" was a function that returns itself...and that the code above the cffunction tags are the properties of the object.
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 8:34 AM, Brian Kotek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "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:304407 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
