Does it always search of the variable is not scoped (when calling it) even if you do a cfset at the top of the page? Or does it automagically know it is in the Variables scope?
Eric -----Original Message----- From: Eric Cobb [mailto:cft...@ecartech.com] Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 07:47 AM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: scoping That's kinda backwards.... If you don't specify a scope in your cfset statement, then CF will always put it in the VARIABLES scope. But, if you don't specify a scope when calling the variable (in your cfoutput), then CF will have to hunt down the variable to determine which scope it's in. http://www.cfgears.com/index.cfm/2010/9/22/The-importance-of-proper-variable -scoping Thanks, Eric Cobb ECAR Technologies, LLC http://www.ecartech.com http://www.cfgears.com On 5/19/2011 2:55 AM, Dominic Watson wrote: > Curiously, I do it the exact opposite way: > > <cfset variables.myVariable = "fubar" /> <!--- ensure that I am > setting in the variables scope, because there could be a 'myVariable' > in another scope ---> > > <cfoutput>#myVariable#</cfoutput> <!--- I have just guaranteed that I > have variables.myVariable, there is no possibility (afaik) that I > could be refering to another 'myVariable'. ---> > > However, I should probably scope both. > > Dominic > > On 18 May 2011 19:26, Aaron Rouse<aaron.ro...@gmail.com> wrote: >> This is my outlook although I do not do something like: >> >> <cfset Variables.strBlah = "something" /> >> >> instead I do: >> >> <cfset strBlah = "something" /> >> >> But I always would do: >> >> <cfoutput>#Variables.strBlah#</cfoutput> >> >> or >> >> <cfif Variables.strBlah IS "something"> >> >> Seems to me that is what the original OP is asking about but perhaps >> I am reading too much into it based upon what I do. This is all in >> reference to just straight CFM pages. >> >> On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Maureen<mamamaur...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> ALWAYS SCOPE!!!!! >>> >>> Especially if someone else might have to maintain the code someday. >>> >>> On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 9:51 AM, 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? >>>> >>>> Er >>> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:344708 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
