The this scope has always worked exactly as I expected, and I do prefer to use it to store data unless there is a specific reason not to.
-- jon mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tuesday, June 10, 2003, 2:20:22 PM, you wrote: RC> While I strongly urge folks to not use the This scope, I would _not_ RC> call it a bug. The This scope works _exactly_ as advertised, it's just RC> not the preferred way of storing data for a CFC. RC> -Raymond Camen >> >> Let me point out the scope bug... >> >> using "this" scope exposes your data members outside of the >> cfc. In addition, the varibales scope is not the default for >> not providing a scope within a CFC. There is something known >> as the "unknown" scope. This unknown scope allows data >> members to be available to functions within the CFC... not outside of. >> >> this.someVar would be accessible inside and outside of the >> CFC someVar would be accessible inside the CFC to the functions only. >> >> RC> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
