Are you running 6.1 or 6.0? I've not seen that specific behaviour, but there were a lot of little issues with variables and scoping in 6.0, most of which were fixed with 6.1.
barneyb --- Barney Boisvert, Senior Development Engineer AudienceCentral [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice : 360.756.8080 x12 fax : 360.647.5351 www.audiencecentral.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Brad Howerter > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 10:32 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: [CFCDev] Unexpected CFC behaviour, please explain! > > > If you call the test method in this component, why does abc show the > original value that is passed in, even after it has been reset with the > cfset? For example, if you call it like obj.test('foo'), the > first cfoutput > displays abc=foo, arguments.abc=foo, and then the second output displays > abc=foo, arguments.abc=123. Shouldn't abc=123? > Similarly, if you run test2, only abc is displayed as 123, arguments.abc > still shows 'foo'. I thought abc and arguments.abc should be the same > thing, but apparently they're not. > <cfcomponent> > <cffunction name="test"> > <cfargument name="abc" type="string"> > <cfoutput>abc = #abc#, arguments.abc = > #arguments.abc#<br></cfoutput> > <cfset arguments.abc = '123'> > <cfoutput>abc = #abc#, arguments.abc = > #arguments.abc#</cfoutput> > </cffunction> > <cffunction name="test2"> > <cfargument name="abc" type="string" default="foo"> > <cfoutput>abc = #abc#, arguments.abc = > #arguments.abc#<br></cfoutput> > <cfset abc = '123'> > <cfoutput>abc = #abc#, arguments.abc = > #arguments.abc#</cfoutput> > </cffunction> > </cfcomponent> > > > > *** > The information in this email is confidential and intended solely > for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have > received this email in error please notify the sender by return > e-mail, delete this email, and refrain from any disclosure or > action based on the information. > **** > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word 'unsubscribe cfcdev' > in the message of the email. > > CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported > by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com). > > An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.515 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 9/1/2003 ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word 'unsubscribe cfcdev' in the message of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com). An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
