Also dont forget to var your variables. Bad things happen when you don't var variables that are meant to stay private to the function and you cache your component.
RUss > -----Original Message----- > From: Rich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 4:53 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: CFC Best practices question > > > If I have an object loaded in the Application scope and want to use it > in > > another object/component ,should I pass it in as a variable or should I > > call > > it directly from the Application scope. Assume that the object will > always > > be loaded in memory. > > > > TIA > > G > > I would advise against accessing the component directly. As a general > rule, > you should not have any CFC access a scope outside of itself. I would > suggest one of the following two approaches: > > 1. Use a façade to the application scope > By using a façade, only one component is tied directly to the application > scope. > > 2. Injection > Using either constructor or setter injection, pass the object in as a > variable. > > HTH, > Rich Kroll > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:300580 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
