> > > >So what is the point of the cfproperty tag? What is the point of > >metadata? And how do you use the data that is created using > cfproperty? > > There isn't one if you don't use web services. This tag only > serves to > create metadata about the CFC to external systems (non-CF). > Although, to be > honest, I'm not really sure what the external systems do with > it. Maybe > others can clarify that. Personally, I think the cfproperty > name is the most > egregious of the poorly named tags, as it has caused lots of > confusion, > yours being only the latest in a long line (me included at first).
The metadata isn't just for external systems. You could use internally as well. For example, a child cfc could use cfproperty in such a way that a parent cfc would have access to the info via getMetaData()> ======================================================================== === Raymond Camden, ColdFusion Jedi Master for Mindseye, Inc (www.mindseye.com) Member of Team Macromedia (http://www.macromedia.com/go/teammacromedia) Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog : www.camdenfamily.com/morpheus/blog Yahoo IM : morpheus "My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word 'unsubscribe cfcdev' in the message of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com).
