> I'd like to have a religious war on whether to use CFCs or Custom Tags for > display. I tried to start one on CF-Talk a few weeks ago, but it didn't get > much of a response. I've never seen this fleshed out very well anywhere.
Might as well jump in on this. I think it is important to decide on a per instance basis what is going to work best. If there is a rich data model and you want to have multiple ways of displaying it - AND you want to allow non-programmers a family mechanism of creating those displays - then a mixture of CFC's Custom Tag's would sound sensible. There could be multiple ways the data may end up being displayed that the designer of the backend never envisaged. So you are better off separating out the display logic right from the beginning. Sometimes you need "complex" layout and creating that up in a CFC by appending strings to a variable is a pain in the butt. This is better done in a tag format that a procedural language with strings. You can, of course, use CFSAVECONTENT (but the next question would be - "Why not separate that out into a custom tag?"). On the other hand, you may have a system where how the data is displayed is critical and you dont want any "novices" tinkering around with the layout. Then you are probably better off encapsulating that in the CFC. I am going to disagree with the "self documenting methods" comment because sometimes display logic is better "self documented" as tags rather than a conatenation into a string variable. It partly depends on how much of your display logic needs to be "strict" as opposed to being "flexible". Putting it in a CFC makes it much stricter than putting it into a Custom Tag. I dont think you will get a religious war on CFC vs Custom Tags - because sometimes it makes sense to do the output portions in different ways. Gary Menzel Web Development Manager IT Operations Brisbane -+- ABN AMRO Morgans Limited Level 29, 123 Eagle Street BRISBANE QLD 4000 PH: 07 333 44 828 FX: 07 3834 0828 **************************************************************************** If this communication is not intended for you and you are not an authorised recipient of this email you are prohibited by law from dealing with or relying on the email or any file attachments. This prohibition includes reading, printing, copying, re-transmitting, disseminating, storing or in any other way dealing or acting in reliance on the information. If you have received this email in error, we request you contact ABN AMRO Morgans Limited immediately by returning the email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and destroy the original. We will refund any reasonable costs associated with notifying ABN AMRO Morgans. This email is confidential and may contain privileged client information. ABN AMRO Morgans has taken reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy and integrity of all its communications, including electronic communications, but accepts no liability for materials transmitted. Materials may also be transmitted without the knowledge of ABN AMRO Morgans. ABN AMRO Morgans Limited its directors and employees do not accept liability for the results of any actions taken or not on the basis of the information in this report. ABN AMRO Morgans Limited and its associates hold or may hold securities in the companies/trusts mentioned herein. Any recommendation is made on the basis of our research of the investment and may not suit the specific requirements of clients. Assessments of suitability to an individual's portfolio can only be made after an examination of the particular client's investments, financial circumstances and requirements. **************************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------- 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). An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
