My PERSONAL preferences is that if the method being calling has 0 or 1 argument, then use a function call such as othermethod(). If it has 1 or more arguments, then use a <cfinvoke method="othermethod">. DO NOT USE a component argument in an internal CFINVOKE as it will invoke a new instance of the component. A CFINVOKE without a component argument assumes that it is a call to a local method.
The times to use a CFINVOKE vs. a method call is all up to you based both on the method being called and the place where it is being called. >I hope this is a basic question. > >Let's say I have a CFC that does all of my email-related functions. >One of those methods (for example, insertEmail) needs to call another >method (for example, checkEmail) that is part of the same CFC. For >instance: > >CFCOMPONENT >CFFUNCTION NAME = CHECKEMAIL >(email address gets passed in as an argument, used to query the >database and see if the email address is (a) of valid format (OK, the >database isn't required for this) and (b) already exists in the >database) >CFRETURN SOME SORT OF INDICATOR OR MESSAGE >/CFFUNCTION > >CFFUNCTION NAME = INSERTEMAIL >email address gets passed in as an argument. FIRST I want to call the >CHECKEMAIL method, then use the value that is returned to either (a) >insert the record into the database, or (b) not insert the record into >the database. >CFRETURN SOME SORT OF MESSAGE >/CFFUNCTION >/CFCOMPONENT > >What is the best way to do this? > >Thanks, > >Pete ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:216046 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
