All that means is that ColdFusion is returning a boolean. When it goes across the pipe and is returned to Flex, it may be a different type altogether.
I would suggest using an HTTP Proxy like Charles (www.charlesproxy.com) to see exactly what is being returned over the pipe. As an aside, I find that Charles is indispensable when trying to debug remote calls and results. It has saved me countless hours and is well worth the cost. --- In [email protected], "Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually it does return a Boolean > > <cffunction name="userStatus" access="remote" returntype="boolean"> > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ralf Bokelberg > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 8:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] AS3 function returning true when it only can be false > > It appears to me, that your Coldfusion script returns a string instead > of a boolean. Every string with a length > 0 evaluates to true in a > boolean expression. > Cheers > Ralf. > > On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 4:05 PM, Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is weird... > > > > > > > > I'm linking to a coldfusion component I'm creating. > > > > > > > > For the sake of playing around a bit, I created the variable "rc" > > > > > > > > The following AS3 function queries the CF server to see if the user is > > logged in or not; returns true for yes, false for no > > > > > > > > public function userStatus():Boolean > > > > { > > > > rc = authManager.userStatus(); > > > > return rc; > > > > } > > > > > > > > That function always returns "true", even though the coldfusion query is now > > set to return false for both cases as you see below. > > > > > > > > This is the coldfusion function: > > > > > > > > <cffunction name="userStatus" access="remote" returntype="boolean"> > > > > <cfif IsUserLoggedIn()> > > > > <cfreturn false> ß-- this is normally true but set it to false > > to verify what is going on > > > > <cfelse> > > > > <cfreturn false> > > > > </cfif> > > > > </cffunction> > > > > > > > > > > > > This is the actual Flex display/call: > > > > <mx:Text text = "{'Logged in? ' + idLoginForm.userStatus()}"/> > > > > > > > > This displays the following: > > > > > > > > Logged in? True > > > > > > > > Any idea on what is going on here? > > > > > > > > > > > > (as a side note, I can't set a break point in that function. The break > > point keeps moving to the bottom of the function and out of the scope of the > > variable so I can't watch it.) > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > -- > Ralf Bokelberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Flex & Flash Consultant based in Cologne/Germany > > ------------------------------------ > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links > > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. >
