RE: [CFCDev] MVCF at benorama.com

[Hal Helms]

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I'd like some help. I'd like to know how others deal with the issue of data typing with CFCs. CF is weakly typed -- and yet we have types for arguments and returntypes for methods. Let's take a class as  as I'd write it in Java.   public class Office{     Boss boss = null;         // constructor and other methods       public Boss getBoss(){         return this.boss;     } }   Even if boss is never set, I can return null and it will fullfill the "Boss" type declared in getBoss. But I can't do this in CF, since there is no null. Of course, one course would be to not declare any types for return/argument values. I don't much like that, though. Does anyone have any ideas on handling this situation? Hal Helms "Java for CF Programmers" class in Atlanta, GA  May 5-9 www.halhelms.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt Liotta Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 3:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [CFCDev] MVCF at benorama.com Looks like the archive isn’t very old, so it doesn’t contain the threads to which I refer. I hate to beat a dead horse, so I will just leave my statement as it is. I’m sure someone will disagree and the subject will be revived yet again. Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ 888-408-0900 x901 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Davis, Eric Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 3:20 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [CFCDev] MVCF at benorama.com   The only archives I've found, thanks to Nat, are those at mail-archive.com - where would there be archives of these scalability issues?     -- Eric C. Davis Programmer/Analyst I Georgia Department of Transportation Office of I.T. Applications 404.463.2860.158 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 3:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [CFCDev] MVCF at benorama.com The testing I have conducted shows that the using CFCs as models in an MVC pattern will not scale without serious hacks. It is possible that a framework will emerge that provides these hacks, but I haven't seen any as of yet. Please look to the archives of this list for discussion of these scalability issues.   Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ 888-408-0900 x901 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Davis, Eric Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 1:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [CFCDev] MVCF at benorama.com   Link: <http://www.benorama.com/coldfusion/> Word ver.: <http://www.benorama.com/coldfusion/patterns/MVCF.doc> Has anyone looked really hard at this one? What are everybody's thoughts on this? I'm looking for a replacement to Fusebox 3 for MX - FBMX is too slow coming, and probably won't make much sense anyway (I'm guessing it'll be quite obfuscatory and rather difficult to implement the first five to ten times). He's put together quite a presentation, and he about has me convinced, if only I can simplify the structure a bit. I'm trying to find the right methodology for my team here to use, and they're NONE of them big methodology-users. Anyway, just haven't seen any threads about this, and wondered if you folks had anything to say on the subject. Which of course you must; you always do. ;) Thanks, ecd. -- Eric C. Davis Programmer/Analyst I Georgia Department of Transportation Office of I.T. Applications 404.463.2860.158 [EMAIL PROTECTED]