I don't know anything at all about JSON, so I can't comment. But, I think WebORB does exactly the same thing for invoking Java objects, ..NET objects, web services, etc. as it does for CFCs; it converts the complex types into something that's easily and consistently managed by your JavaScript. You really should take a look at it.
Vince > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 3:51 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Ajax and CFCs > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vince Bonfanti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 3:37 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Ajax and CFCs > > > > Thanks, Jim. That's exactly what WebORB does--makes it easy > to handle > > structured data return from a CFC within your JavaScript. > Take a look > > again at the example on my blog (the JavaScript source code is all > > there) and see how easy it is to process a query variable returned > > from a CFC: > > > > > > > http://blog.newatlanta.com/weborb/examples/richclientprimer/javascript > > - > > ajax/ > > phonebook-bluedragon.cfm > > > > WebORB makes handling the other CFML complex types (arrays and > > structs) just as easy. > > Yup - for CF types. And that's not even remotely a bad > thing. CFAjax works wonderfully in the same scenario as > well. If you can control both the client and the server any > number of solutions will work great. > > It's when you want a client-side application to accept data > from a CFC, a ..NET service, a PERL service and a Java > service that things start to get ridiculous. > > JSON works across implementations (Java, PERL, Python, > JavaScript, CF, etc) because its implementation is so very, > very simple. But it lacks all support for non-native JS > objects and doesn't actually support many native objects (like Dates). > > We're down to the point where if you want something cross > platform you're stuck with non-trivial task of writing it > yourself or accepting severe compromises... and this far into > the game it seems ridiculous that this should be the case. > > Jim Davis > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:215051 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
