Dom, I think I follow. Loading them in memory like mini CFC's? Very interesting.
I take it you can load the function in to memory like using an init method on a CFC... by calling the function with out the the "()" and not passing it any vars? <cfset application.udfs.MyFunction1 = MyFunction1> Is this correct? G On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Dominic Watson < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd say this was absolutley fine. I'd put the includes in > OnApplicationStart and then put each udf into the application scope to > avoid including the files on each request (well I'd actually use > Model-Glue 3 but this is what I'd do if I was doing what you're > doing); something like: > > <cffunction name="onApplicationStart"> > ... > <cfinclude template="theUdfs.cfm"> > <cfinclude template="theUdfs2.cfm"> > ... > > <cfset application.udfs = StructNew()> > > <cfset application.udfs.MyFunction1 = MyFunction1> > <cfset application.udfs.MyFunction2 = MyFunction2> > <cfset application.udfs.MyFunction3 = MyFunction3> > ... > </cffunction> > > Then, to avoid verbosity when calling a udf, I'd add this line in > OnRequestStart() > > <cffunction name="onRequestStart"> > ... > <cfset variables.udfs = application.udfs> > ... > </cffunction> > > This has created a custom 'scope', if you will (its not but hey), > called 'udfs' - Model-Glue 3 creates one called 'helpers' which might > be another name you'd like. So now, when you need MyFunction1, you can > call it cleanly as: > > <cfset foo = udfs.MyFunction1(bar)> > > That idea is off the top of my head and probably bonkers but it works > for me ;) Nothing wrong with what you are doing. > > Dominic > > 2008/5/19 Richard White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > hi, > > > > just wondering how you guys deal with you reusable functions > > > > we were thinking that instead if having to look into what reusable > functions we have, then decide which functions we need in a page and then > including them within a page, that we just build our library and include > everything in the application.cfc page > > > > then we will just need to look at what function we want and then use it. > is this the right way to do it? > > > > thanks > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:305619 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
