RE: [CFCDev] "Variables" scope....tearing out hair

[Adrian Lynch]

Ignore my last post, I read it wrong :O)

Ade

-----Original Message-----
From: Darcey Spears [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 17 December 2003 18:10
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [CFCDev] "Variables" scope....tearing out hair


Hi,
Trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong here.....I'm using this example 
from Sean's CF Coding Standards:

<cfcomponent>

     <cffunction name="example">
         <cfset var localVar = "Just in this function" />
         <cfset variables.nonPublicVar = "Non-public data member" />
         <cfset anotherNonPublicVar = "Not recommended - use 'variables'" />
         <cfset this.publicVar = "Public data member" />
     </cffunction>

     <cffunction name="more">
         <cfset var localVar = "Different to example localVar" />
         <cfset var x = variables.nonPublicVar & " set in 'example' above"
/>
     </cffunction>

</cfcomponent>

Display CFM page has:

<cfobject name="someVarTest" 
component="wherestom_working.dirPackage.standards_var_example">

<cfinvoke
  component="#someVarTest#"
  method="more">
</cfinvoke>

I've also tried just a direct invocation of the "more" method:
<cfinvoke
  component="wherestom_working.dirPackage.standards_var_example"
  method="more">
</cfinvoke>

and no matter what I do with variables.nonPublicVar it just doesn't seem to 
be defined or available outside the method where it's created. I get an 
error saying "nonPublicVar is not defined in Variables" every time I try to 
use it.

I'm running CFMX 6.1 on Windows XP with the default installation.

I must be doing something wrong....but what??? My understanding is that 
"variables" scope variables are available to all methods in the component 
in which they are defined.

Thanks for any help you can provide to keep my hair actually attached to my 
head... =:0
Darcey



Darcey Spears
Q3Studios Collaborative Web Development
www.q3studios.com
520-360-5425


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