If you return this from init() you can write code like this:
<cfset obj = createObject("component","mycfc").init(myargs)>
which is quite neat.
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Nando
> Sent: Tuesday, 4 November 2003 3:03 p.m.
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [CFCDev] cfreturn this ???
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm a little foggy on what returning "this" actually does for you in an
> init
> method.
>
> What's the practical difference between
>
> <cffunction name="init" access="public" returntype="com.User"
> output="no">
> ...
> <cfreturn this />
> </cffunction>
>
> and
>
> <cffunction name="init" access="public" output="no">
> ...
> </cffunction>
>
> Knowing this a little more clearly would help me to understand exactly
> what
> i'm doing here, and when it would be advantagous or correct to return the
> object.
>
> :)
>
> thanks,
>
> Nando
>
>
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