Custom tags, cfmodule and cfinclude all exist for good reason, they are designed for modularising output. If you fully understand their use, you most likely would not desire to use a function to modularise your output though, of course, you are perfectly free to do so.
While you are free to do what you will in any language, learning established practice is far from trivial or ridiculous. Things are usually done for good reason. Dominic 2009/1/15 Gaulin, Mark <[email protected]>: > I just have to comment... Saying that "using a function to output isn't > really the done thing in CF" is ridiculous... The CF language has many > features and, used appropriately, they can all be used for just about > anything in a safe, consistent, and understandable way. Good designs do > not have to be constrained by trivially simply rules like that one. > > That said, good designs also follow guides such as using naming > conventions, encapsulation, separation of concerns, use of inheritance > where appropriate, etc. These are the practices that people should > strive to improve. > > Thanks > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dominic Watson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 5:50 PM > To: cf-talk > Subject: Re: Calling functions with cfoutput > > Using a function to output isn't really the done thing in CF. Use either > a custom tag, module include or plain cfinclude to modularise your > output logic. If the function performs some action on a string and you > want it output, you should do something like: > > <cffunction name="myFunction"...> > ..... > <cfreturn "String that has been modified... or something" /> > </cffunction> > > <cfform...> > ..... > <cfoutput>#myFunction()#</cfoutput> > </cfform> > > HTH > > Dominic > > 2009/1/14 Gerald Guido <[email protected]>: >> Is it getting rendered out side the cfform? >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Damayanti Gupta > <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I have a cfform. From this I call a function, which has cfoutput tags > >>> to output text. However this text is not getting printed to the form. > >>> Is this expected? Is there a way around this? >>> Thanks >>> NG >>> >>> e.g. >>> >>> <cfform...> >>> This is a form >>> <cfset doPrint()> >>> </cfform> >>> >>> <cffunction name="doPrint"...> >>> <cfoutput>This is data to be printed</cfoutput> </cffunction> >>> >>> STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY: >>> The information contained in this electronic message and any >>> attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the > >>> addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. >>> If you are not the intended recipient, or the person responsible for >>> delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, be advised you have >>> received this message in error and that any use, dissemination, >>> forwarding, printing, or copying is strictly prohibited. Please >>> notify Archemix Corp. immediately at either (617) 621-7700 or by >>> return fax at (617) 621-9300 and destroy all copies of this message > and any attachments. >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:317992 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
