On 9/13/06, Victor Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have seen in a number of examples the following: > > <cfset variables.myVar = arguments.someArg /> > any particular reason/advantage why the arguments are assigned to a local > variable inside a cfc function instead of using it directly? >
In that example, variables.myVar is not *local*. It's *global* to the CFC such that *any* method in that CFC has access to its value. Now, if the code said: <cfset var myVar = arguments.someArg /> then that might just be for creating a short-hand reference to the value. In CFCs, the "variables" scope is global, meaning that any method of the CFC (and any sub-classes, by the way), has access to its value. If you want a truly local variable for a method, use the "var" setting, as noted above. Regards, Dave. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:252986 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
