> Especially when reading a cfmodule. (bad, I know. Not my code). I would argue that all custom tag calls, whether they are made with the cfmodule tag, using cfimport or cf_tagName syntax, should either include a closing tag or use the XML style trailing slash. Doing so clears up a lot of ambiguity. The only exceptions I make are for poorly coded tags that haven't been properly coded to handle the end tag execution state.
That said, in all other cases, I prefer not to use the XML style trailing slash because it serves no purpose. Ben Rogers http://www.c4.net v.508.240.0051 f.508.240.0057 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Haikal Saadh > Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 6:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CFCDev] WOT: CFML as XML > > I favour XML syntax for the same reasons a spike. > > Especially when reading a cfmodule. (bad, I know. Not my code). It's > annoying to have to wonder whether that's it at that stage, or the > cfmodule wraps around other logic. > > It's not goint to take much to make it xml, though: > > Why is cfset not well formed xml? > > <cfset foo="bar" /> is valid, as is > <cfset var foo = "bar" />. var is a valueless attribute. (I forget the > technical term, but they are allowed, like the checked attribute in > certain xhtml form tags) > > cfreturn, then by the above meaning, is also well formed, but it lacks > meaning. Something like <cfreturn value="foo"> would give meaning. > > That leaves cfelse. It could be dropped in favour of something like > JSTL's <choose>. Syntax from memory is something like: > <choose> > <when test="foo"> > <!--- Do stuff ---> > </when> > <when test="bar"> > <!--- Do stuff ---> > </when> > <otherwise> > <!--- Do stuff ---> > </otherwise> > </choose> > > Barney Boisvert wrote: > > >One point that should be made is that CFML is not XML, no matter how > >it's written. CFELSE, CFSET and CFRETURN are three examples of tags > >that simply cannot be valid XML. If you use a subset of CFML, you > >could make for a valid XML document, but you'd be crippled. > > > >This is one interesting feature of recent versions of JSP. JSP > >documents are valid XML, so you can do some neat things with XSLT and > >such to actually manipulate the code of you app, not just the data it > >manages. > > > >cheers, > >barneyb > > > >On 7/28/05, Spike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>I write code that way because it is required when writing XML and valid > >>XHTML. It's simpler for my poor old brain to remember to always do it > >>that way than to do it one way in most tag based languages and another > >>in ColdFusion. > >> > >>It also makes code more readable for me because it is a more declarative > >>style. > >> > >>If I see this: > >> > >><cfhttp url="blah"> > >> > >>There may or may not be a </cfhttp> somewhere further down the page, > >>whereas if I see this: > >> > >><cfhttp url="blah" /> > >> > >>I know there isn't one. > >> > >>Spike > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > Haikal Saadh, Applications Programmer > Teaching and Learning Support Services > > K405, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove Campus > > [EMAIL PROTECTED], 3864 8633 > CRICOS No. 00213J > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' as the subject of > the email. > > CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by CFXHosting > (www.cfxhosting.com). > > CFCDev is supported by New Atlanta, makers of BlueDragon > http://www.newatlanta.com/products/bluedragon/index.cfm > > An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail- > archive.com/[email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' as the subject of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by CFXHosting (www.cfxhosting.com). CFCDev is supported by New Atlanta, makers of BlueDragon http://www.newatlanta.com/products/bluedragon/index.cfm An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
