RE: [CFCDev] java library for common calculations

[Jim Davis]

For something like that I would consider creating a CFC (or Java class, if you prefer) that contains all of the functions and use them via that.  CFCs make great function library containers.   You might create, for example, a “InvestmentCalc” object then call it as “InvestmentCalc.IRR()” and so forth.  You could cache a single instance of the component in the application scope (or server scope if you own the machine) to make accessing it simpler.   Although not done in CF we have something similar at the office: the insurance industry has several common calcs and in our case we’ve defined 13 as being “standard”.  However they were being use all over the company with slight variations.  Thus began the “13 Calcs Standardization Project” – it’s still not done… and probably never will be.  ;^)   Jim Davis   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Angus Johnson Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 4:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [CFCDev] java library for common calculations   I am building a CF / Mach II application for investment modelling. Many of the investment calculations are repetitive such as net present value, IRR etc so I want to abstract them out of some of my managers. Rather than having them in CF script or the like I was wondering if there was a common set of java classes available?   What I am really after is a library of functions similar to that in Excel that I can instantiate then call from my CF apps. Can anyone recommend anything?   Thanks in advance. Angus