Always scope your variables, unless you have a specific reason not to. It reinforces a good habit and demonstrates to anyone reviewing your code that you know what scoping variables is all about. I would estimate that roughly 100% of experienced CF programmers would agree that scoping local variables does more good than harm. Even though scoping local variables doesn't add much value to the Web site, it does help separate you from the masses of inexperienced CF programmers, and that is enough of a reason to do it.
-Mike Chabot On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > We had a discussion at work as to whether or not we should scope local vars > with the "variables." scope since that is implied in a cfset. One camp > says > it is not needed because of the implicit scoping when using cfset...the > other camp says it is better to tack on "variables." and make it explicit > for security and readability. Any thoughts? > > Eric > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:344628 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
