all of those methods listed on the page Mark pointed to are "reserved"
a real easy to see the methods is to dump the getClass() method via <cfdump var="#anyVariable.getClass()#">
some objects have more then others (such as webservices)
hope it helps...
On 6/23/05, Mark Mandel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
getClass() is a Java method that is on all Objects in the Java world.
It returns the Class of the object for reflection.
Details here:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#getClass()
Mark
On 6/24/05, Bill Rawlinson < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Just to warn you all what might seem an obvious thing but:
>
> getClass is not a valid UDF name (CF MX 6.1)
>
> I was working on a system today that dealt with student enrollments.
> The studentenrollment.cfc was a composite object of a student, a
> class, and some other enrollment specific information (test scores,
> etc..).
>
> Anyway, I wanted to create a method that would return to me the
> instance of the class object in the studentenrollment. What better
> name that getClass()?
>
> Well, even though it isn't documented in the MX 6.1 live docs list of
> CF functions (http://livedocs.macromedia.com/coldfusion/6.1/htmldocs/function.htm#wp3082862)
> coldfusion returns an error saying it is.
>
> I didn't have time to dig into the error at all earlier, Instead I
> just refactored and changed everything to "course" instead of "class"
> so I'm not sure exactly what getClass returns (though I would assume
> it might be something like getMetaData().
>
>
> So, getClass is an undocumented coldfusion built in function. Don't
> try to use it as a UDF name (even when you really want to).
>
> If someone else gets a chance to see what getClass does I'd love to
> hear about it.
>
> Bill
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