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Coldfusion CFScript Quick Ref

Simple reminder guide to using CFSCRIPT version of CF Tags. This is a combination of Peter Freitag’s list and some posts by Ray Camden

Dump:

writedump(var=server, top=2, label="line 32");

1	writedump(var=server, top=2, label="line 32");

include:

include "another.cfm"; 
/* ...or a dynamic version... */
x = "yetanother.cfm"; 
include x;

include "another.cfm";

/* ...or a dynamic version... */

x = "yetanother.cfm";

include x;

cflocation

location(url=“test2.cfm”,addtoken=false);

1	location(url=“test2.cfm”,addtoken=false);

cfparam

param name=“y” default=1 min=1;

1	param name=“y” default=1 min=1;

lock

lock type=“exlcusive” name=“somelock” timeout=“30” { 
    /* locked stuff here  */
}

lock type=“exlcusive” name=“somelock” timeout=“30” {

/* locked stuff here */

}

log

writelog(file="application", text="log entry");

1	writelog(file="application", text="log entry");

savecontent

savecontent variable="newvar" { include "another.cfm"; }

1	savecontent variable="newvar" { include "another.cfm"; }

tracing

trace(category="cat", text=“trace”);

1	trace(category="cat", text=“trace”);

thread

thread name="backgroundtask" priority="low" { ... }

1	thread name="backgroundtask" priority="low" { ... }

transaction

transaction action=“begin” { ... }

1	transaction action=“begin” { ... }

throw exception

throw(message="not logged in", detail="you must login to continue");

1	throw(message="not logged in", detail="you must login to continue");

stop

abort;

abort;

for loop

for (i=1;i LTE ArrayLen(array);i=i+1) {
	WriteOutput(array[i]);
}

for (i=1;i LTE ArrayLen(array);i=i+1) {

WriteOutput(array[i]);

}

switch case

switch(fruit) {
    case "apple":
         WriteOutput("I like Apples");
         break;
    case "orange":
         WriteOutput("I like Oranges");
         break;
    default: 
         WriteOutput("I like fruit");
}

switch(fruit) {

case "apple":

WriteOutput("I like Apples");

break;

case "orange":

WriteOutput("I like Oranges");

break;

default:

WriteOutput("I like fruit");

}

for loop on a structure

struct = StructNew();
struct.one = "1";
struct.two = "2";
for (key in struct) {
	WriteOutput(key);
}
//OUTPUTS onetwo

struct = StructNew();

struct.one = "1";

struct.two = "2";

for (key in struct) {

WriteOutput(key);

}

//OUTPUTS onetwo

for loop on an array

cars = ["Ford","Dodge"];
for (car in cars) {
	WriteOutput(car);
}
//OUTPUTS FordDodge

cars = ["Ford","Dodge"];

for (car in cars) {

WriteOutput(car);

}

//OUTPUTS FordDodge

for loop on a Query

cars = QueryNew("make,model",
	"cf_sql_varchar,cf_sql_varchar",
	[["Ford", "T"],["Dodge","30"]]);
for (car in cars) {
	WriteOutput("Model " & car.model);
}
//OUTPUTS Model TModel 30

cars = QueryNew("make,model",

"cf_sql_varchar,cf_sql_varchar",

[["Ford", "T"],["Dodge","30"]]);

for (car in cars) {

WriteOutput("Model " & car.model);

}

//OUTPUTS Model TModel 30

create a structure literal

product = {id=1, name="Widget"};

1	product = {id=1, name="Widget"};

create an array literal

fruit = ["apples", "oranges"];

1	fruit = ["apples", "oranges"];

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