Don't forget you can use argumentCollection to dynamically pass attributes to a CFC method or UDF. That would let you use cfscript if you want to. argumentCollection for CFCs/UDFs works the same as attributeCollection for custom tags.
On 10/3/05, wolf2k5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I usually prefer CFScript over CF TAGs since it's more concise. > > However sometimes TAGs seem better at that, e.g.: > > TAGs version: > > <cfinvoke component="#myCFC#" method="myMethod"> > <cfinvokeargument name="myRequiredParam" > value="#form.myRequiredParam#"> > <cfif structKeyExists(form,"myOptionalParam")> > <cfinvokeargument name="myRequiredParam" > value="#form.myOptionalParam#"> > </cfif> > </cfinvoke> > > CFScript version: > > if (structKeyExists(form,"myOptionalParam")) > myCFC.myMethod( > myRequiredParam = form.myRequiredParam, > myOptionalParam = form.myOptionalParam, > ); > else > myCFC.myMethod( > myRequiredParam = form.myRequiredParam, > ); > > As you can see, I am forced to write two calls to the same method in > the CFScript version, while I can simply use CFIF in the TAGs version > to include the optional method in the call (only if the optional > variable exists). > > As you can imagine, when there are a lot of optional arguments, I need > to duplicate a lot of code with CFScript. > > Is there a better way of handling optional arguments in function > calling with CFscript? > > Thanks in advance. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:219880 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=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
